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Posted inIndia, South Asia, World

India’s ancient languages teetering on the brink of extinction

by Atonu Choudhurri June 26, 2018February 18, 2020

For all its linguistic diversity, close to 600 languages in India have been teetering on the brink of extinction for the past few decades. West Bengal’s Tundu language – considered totally extinct – throws light on this dismal picture in the disappearance of tongues. Once spoken by less than 100 men and women in Jalpaiguri […]

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