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  Indo-Aryan languages - from Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
The earliest attestations of the group are in Vedic Sanskrit, the language used in the oldest scriptures of India, the foundational canon of Hinduism known as the Vedas.
However, although this preserved the integrity of written language for a long time, the spoken language continues to evolve, and by the sixth century, Sanskrit as a spoken language was rare, being by and large replaced by its descendants, the Prakrits.
Apabramsa was the next modification in the spoken language, in a period broadly lasting from the fifth to the tenth century.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Indo-Aryan_languages   (529 words)

  
 Probert Encyclopaedia: Language (Men-Mis)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Mendankwe is a Bantoid language spoken in Cameroon.
Mesqan is a Semitic language spoken in Ethiopia.
Mina (Hina, Besleri) is a Chadic language spoken in Cameroon.
www.probertencyclopaedia.com /WMF.HTM   (798 words)

  
 Indo-Aryan languages
The earliest form of Sanskrit recorded is Vedic Sanskrit: the language used in the oldest scriptures of India, notably the Rigveda.
Apabhransha was the next modification in the spoken language, in a period broadly lasting from the fifth to the tenth century.
Under the Mughal empire flourishing, Persian was adopted as the language of Indian government.
encyclopedia.codeboy.net /wikipedia/i/in/indo_aryan_languages.html   (470 words)

  
 Rajasthani languages   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The Rajasthani languages are a group of related languages spoken in India and Pakistan.
The Rajasthani languages are classified in the Central Zone of the Indo-Aryan languages, which also includes Hindi language and Urdu language.
Some of the Rajasthani languages are considered by some to be Dialect of Hindi; however, many linguists agree that they are sufficiently distinct from Hindi to be considered Language.
www.outerbanks-nc.net /search/Rajasthani_languages.html   (96 words)

  
 Language of Rajasthan, Marwari, Rajasthani Languages
Mewari is actually the eastern form of Marwari used frequently to the southeast of the former princely state of Mewar, which comprised of Udaipur, Bhilwara and Chittorgarh districts, and its neighborhood.
Mewati is actually the language of the former Mewat, the abode of the Meos.
However, the language structure for both of them is the same.
www.rajasthan-tourism.org /languages/rajasthan-languages.html   (469 words)

  
 Bibliographic Standards:UKMARC Manual
Where one spoken language is written in two different sets of characters, both languages have been included in the list but only one code has been assigned.
An ancient language form that does not have a unique code will be assigned the code for the major language group to which it belongs instead of the code for the modern form.
Language codes are arranged in two alphabetical sequences, by language and by language code.
www.bl.uk /services/bibliographic/marc/marcappbm.html   (361 words)

  
 Indo Aryan languages Article, IndoAryanlanguages Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The earliest form of Sanskrit recorded is Vedic Sanskrit:the language used in the oldest scriptures of India, notably the Rigveda.
However, although this preserved the integrity of written language for a long time,the spoken language continues to evolve, and by the sixth century, Sanskritas a spoken language was rare, being by and large replaced by its descendants, the Prakrits.
Increasing numbers of literary texts begin to appear in Apabhransha languages, and the Sravakachar of Devasena(dated to the 930s) is now considered to be the first Hindi book.
www.anoca.org /language/hindi/indo_aryan_languages.html   (473 words)

  
 Language in India
Thus, some similarities of Rajasthani with Pahari languages may be ascribed to the influence of the language of the Gujjars on their speech.
Besides, it may be noted that there is intermixture of features/elements in the various languages due to the contact established between them which makes it difficult to distinguish between the native elements and the borrowed ones.
For instance, the language of the Gujjars in the plain areas, such as Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, is not different from those surrounding them.
www.languageinindia.com /april2002/jcsharmagojri.html   (1813 words)

  
 webindia123.com-languages of rajasthan-marwari-dhundhari
The language of Rajasthan is Rajasthani which consists of five principal dialects like Marwari, Dhundhari, Mewari, Mewati and Hadauti.
It is derived from Apabhramsa, with all its linguistic and orthographical peculiarities.
In the north-east, Eastern Rajasthani has the Mewati dialect of the same language, while further east, from north to south, it is Braja Bhasha in Bharatpur, the Dang sub-dialect of Braja Bhasa in Sawai- Madhopur and Karauli, Bundeli and Malvi in Jhalawar and the southern parts of Kota.
www.webindia123.com /rajasthan/people/language.htm   (365 words)

  
 Foundation For Endangered Languages.
Hindi being the Official Language of the Union and a few bigger States, and English being the Associate Official Language of the Union (and also as the medium of instruction at all higher levels of education throughout the country) are promoted by various Central and State agencies — governmental and nongovernmental.
Language Endangerment being a relatively new area of enquiry for linguists in South Asia, only a few research papers were presented.
Issues related to language maintenance, language shift and language loss leading to language endangerment might be highlighted in your proposed research papers.
www.ogmios.org /184.htm   (1721 words)

  
 Frequently Asked Questions   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
In the past, the language spoken in Rajasthan was regarded as a dialect of western Hindi (Kellogg, 1873).
The history of Rajasthani grammar is a history of confusion generated by presuppositions and biases about the grammatical structure of the language by almost all scholars dealing with it.
One would like to believe that modern standard languages of India are descendents of the languages of literature written in those areas in the past, but it is equally plausible that they are the result of convergence of some sort going on over considerable periods of time.
www.bastigiri.org /crs/faqs.htm   (703 words)

  
 Kamat's Potpourri: The Languages of India   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Kannada -- A prominent Dravidian language spoken in the province of Karnataka.
Kutchi -- A language spoken in the Kutch region of Gujarat.
Tulu -- A spoken language prominently spoken in Dakshina Kannada and Udupidistricts on the west-coast.
www.kamat.com /indica/diversity/languages.htm   (905 words)

  
 Pushp & Warikoo: Jammu, Kashmir & Ladakh - Linguistic Predicament
The Gujari language is the language of all the Gujars, who constitute a big population group in Jammu and Kashmir State.
The scholars trace the historical roots and affinity of the Gujari language from the Gurjara Apabhramsa of the Sanskrit grammarians.
The Guiari language which is the language of the Gujars and Bakarwals of Jammu and Kashmir is a form of Marwari (Rajasthani), and has its roots in Sanskrit.
www.koshur.org /Linguistic/5.html   (2577 words)

  
 goaria_language   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Noun language (uncountable and countable ; plural languages) (uncountable) The expression...
Panjabi languages Punjabi language (Eastern Panjabi) Rajasthani languages Dhatki language Goaria language Gujari language Loarki language Malvi language Marwari language Mewari language Nimadi language Romany...
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goaria_language.networklive.org   (208 words)

  
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Urdu was never the language of the elite or the masses.
Urdu was also not the official or court language in medieval India except at the sunset of the Mughal Empire.
Using different languages in a single text or composition is an age old tradition in India.
www.viewsunplugged.com /VU/20040826/reflection_urdu_pf.shtml   (959 words)

  
 Regenerating Our Languages and Expressions for Uncovering Peoples’ Potential:
Language links individuals with families, families with communities, communities with each other, with the earth, with the cosmos.
Yet, Mewari is the first language for the vast majority of people who live in the Mewar region.
Mewari, like most local languages, is intimately tied to the practical knowledge of living and working together.
www.swaraj.org /shikshantar/ulc_mewari.htm   (5085 words)

  
 The Hindu : Other States / Rajasthan News : Linguists warn of language riots in Rajasthan
The linguists have contended that the Rajasthani language cannot be defined explicitly as it comprises a large number of dialects spoken in different regions of the State.
The Samiti points out that the imposition of the so-called Rajasthani language would weaken the status of Hindi as the national language and create resentment among the people speaking the dialects such as Brijbhasha, Malwi, Dhundhari, Mewari, Hadoti, Wagdi and Shekhawati.
The Samiti leaders, while claiming that there was a conspiracy to get Marwari recognised as the State language, pointed out that the former ruler of Jodhpur, Gaj Singh, had issued a public appeal ahead of the 2001 census asking people to mention Rajasthani as their mother tongue.
www.hinduonnet.com /2004/04/20/stories/2004042007060500.htm   (532 words)

  
 The Mewar Encyclopaedia: H
No one language is spoken by more than half the people; about 40% speak Hindi, which was developed from Sanskrit.
Although the Constitution made Hindi the official language, many of the leading newspapers and magazines are also published in English, with some newspapers published in Urdu for the Indian Muslim population.
English, the official language of India until 1965, remains the language of business and of the courts; it is also used for some government work and in many institutes of higher education.
www.mewarindia.com /ency/hi.html   (563 words)

  
 Blogger: Email Post to a Friend   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
And after the government in 2003 moved a resolution to adopt Rajasthani in the VIII Schedule, it became a political hot potato.
“But a standard form of the language as a medium to express thoughts would only emerge once it is used in daily life.
A language evolves only when it is used, like being taught at schools and being used as the official language,” he added, who maintained that the adoption of any language has to be a democratic choice.
www.blogger.com /email-post.g?blogID=7225602&postID=110501926819984307   (494 words)

  
 Indo-Aryan Languages
Of these, the languages in the first two categories are extinct (dead), while Sanskrit has been preserved as the sacred language of the Vedas and other sciptures sacred to the Aryan Vishnuite religion.
The languages of this family are descended from Sanskrit via the intermediate Madhyi (or Madhyadeshi) Bibhasa.
The vocabulary of the Purbi or Eastern Indo-Aryan Languages is, as with all languages of the Indo-Aryan family, heavily based on Sanskrit.
www.geocities.com /Athens/Ithaca/1335/Lang/prakrit.html   (3044 words)

  
 Curriculum Vitae   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Introduction to the Languages and Cultures in South Asia.
So far, I have conducted fieldwork on the languages (given below) and got the work published (some are in press) in the shape of books.
The South Asian Language Classroom.” Berkeley Language Center, University of California, Berkeley (Feb. 12-13, 2004).
www.bastigiri.org /lakhan/id4.html   (784 words)

  
 Chowk: Ideas & Identities of India Pakistan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
It is the language of the people who are spread in the various parts of India.
It is generally believed that the identity of languages and dialects is maintained in a multicultural country like India; but due to fast changing socio-economic patterns and migrations the status of minor languages is undergoing a change.
The languages that are not being transmitted to children, or that are being learned by few children, are endangered and likely to become extinct.
www.chowk.com /show_interactor_page.cgi?membername=lgusain   (1223 words)

  
 Languages of Rajasthan, Culture Travel Tour Packages
Kishangarhi is spoken in the whole of the Kishangarh sub-division and in a small belt to the north of Ajmer and Ajmeri is spoken over the eastern centre of Ajmer district.
Mewati is the language of Mewat, the abode of the Meos, but it covers a larger tract than that which sprawls over the north-west of the Bharatpur and Alwar districts.
The only difference is that of pronunciation but the structure of the language is the same.
www.travel-in-rajasthan.com /rajasthan-travel/languages.htm   (1395 words)

  
 Rajasthani in India   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
As the name suggests, it is a language primarily spoken in Rajasthan.
Rajasthani is also spoken in parts of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana and Delhi.
The language has 23 dialects, out of which eight are prominent: Bagri, Shekhawati, Mewati, Dhundhari, Harauti, Marwari, Mewari and Wagri.
www.india9.com /i9show/64274.htm   (80 words)

  
 mewari.page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Consonants, vowels, diphthongs and suprasegmentals have been discussed in the chapter of phonology.
There are 31 consonant, 10 vowels, and 2 diphthongs in Mewari.
Dental fricative is replaced by glottal stop at initial and medial positions.
www-personal.umich.edu /~lgusain/mewari.html   (185 words)

  
 The Frigid Face of Urdu
What has been forgotten is the force which gave it birth, growth and resilience, namely its erswhile vitality to interact and mix with other languages; its historical usefulness for the lower middle class to communicate with corridors of power and high tradition when rulers prided in Turkish, Persian and Arabic..
Its early literature was a mixture of medieval Hindi, from Dingal to Brij, Avadhi, Punjabi and Mewari etc.
Collections of great Urdu poets are sold in devanagari editions in huge numbers, some day an Urdu newapaper may try the same, or a Hindi daily may experiment with two Urdu pages.
personal.vsnl.com /bharatgupt/urdu.html   (846 words)

  
 ISCE “Community Initiatives for Discovering Peoples’ Potential”
Storytelling is one of the most obvious manifestations of language as true human expression.
The energetic responses to Mewari may also be the result of a few additional factors.
No discussion on language and peoples’ potential could be complete without a few comments on literacy, UEE, and Education for All (EFA).
www.swaraj.org /shikshantar/ulc_mewari.html   (3853 words)

  
 Language Development | SIL, Mahidol University and UNESCO
These papers focus on language development and multilingual education programs in a number of countries including Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, China, Mongolia, Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Iran, Russia, Papua New Guinea, Malawi, Kenya, Peru and Canada.
NOTE: The papers presented at this conference reflect the experiences and opinions of the authors and are not necessarily endorsed by any of the sponsors.
The use of indigenous languages in early early basic education in Papua New Guinea: A model for elsewhere?
www.sil.org /asia/ldc/parallel_presentations.html   (377 words)

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