SIL Electronic Survey Reports
SILESR 2009-010
- Author:
Thangmualian Valte, Eldose K. Mathai, Symon George
Title: A sociolinguistic survey among the Nagarchi community of central India
Abstract:
Paper: PDF (95 KB, 5 pages)This report summarises a brief sociolinguistic survey conducted among the Nagarchi community of central India. The fieldwork was conducted in August 2005. The purpose of the survey was to assess the need for language-development work among the Nagarchi people. Interviews, observations, and attempted wordlist collection were the tools used in this survey. The findings are: (1) Nagarchal (also known as Nagarchi) does not appear to be a viable language at this time. (2) Nagarchi people in central India have shifted to Gondi and Hindi.
Language: Nagarchi
Country: India
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