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Why Indian languages are dying?
Part of the reason why India’s languages ‘die’ is also due to the fact that after the 1971 Census, any language spoken by fewer than 10,000 people was not included in the list of official languages — which also include the 22 official languages under the Eighth Schedule (Scheduled Languages).
What languages are currently dying?
How many endangered languages are there in the World and what are the chances they will die out completely?…UNESCO languages by degress of endangeredness.
Name in English | Number of speakers | Degree of endangerment |
---|---|---|
Mising | 550000 | Definitely endangered |
Ossete | 550000 | Vulnerable |
Mizo | 529000 | Vulnerable |
Dargwa | 503523 | Vulnerable |
Is Hindi language difficult?
First off, the script used to write Hindi, Devanagari, is considered particularly hard to get a hang of. Though it is one of the toughest languages in the world for English speakers, Hindi shares words with Arabic, so those who already speak Arabic will have a leg up in terms of vocabulary!
Is Devanagari dying?
No it is not and vast majority of Indians who speak Hindi are comfortable using this script but like everything else there is an attempt to achieve this very objective by none other than our own fascist, India hating, boot-licking so-called elites. But usage of the Devanagari script is only increasing.
Why is there so much opposition to Hindi in South India?
As a govt proposal to introduce Hindi learning to the South stokes up decades-old resistance, it is clear the opposition to Hindi has gone nowhere. That’s despite several Hindi-speakers working in the South. Hindi is just one of the several languages which many of us south Indians speak and use on a daily basis.
Is another wave of Hindi imposition in the offing in Karnataka?
Unlike Tamil Nadu, where anti-Hindi agitations have been going on for several decades, Karnataka has never really taken a strong stand. But things are changing now as they sense another wave of Hindi imposition in the offing.
Should Hindi replace English as a national language?
Speaking Hindi to communicate is voluntary — an act of friendliness. Having it imposed as a national language is a totally different thing. Allowing it to replace English as the language of governance is actually scary. That might be equivalent to handing over the right to rule our country to Hindi speakers.
What is the importance of learning Hindi to South Indians?
Hindi is just one of the several languages which many of us south Indians speak and use on a daily basis. It’s neither more, nor less important than the many other languages we use to communicate with each other. Speaking Hindi to communicate is voluntary — an act of friendliness.