LANGUAGE ENDANGERMENT WITH SPECIAL REFRENCE TO CHAKMA
Jonali Saikia, D. Mary Kim Haokip · Journal of English Language and Literature · 2023
The objective of the paper is to study the nature and degree of language endangerment with special reference to Chakma spoken in Papumpare district of Arunachal Pradesh.Chakma is spoken mostly in Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura, Assam, Mizoram, Meghalaya and West Bengal of India and in some parts of Burma.The total population of Chakmas in India according to the 2011 census was 2, 26,860 persons and 42,333 in Arunachal Pradesh.The Chakmas have resemblance with the Tibeto-Burman group but they speak an Indo-Aryan language, which they call Chakma.The present study is based on fieldwork conducted in Papumpare district of Arunachal Pradesh, India.The paper aims to look into the language endangerment of Chakma and the causes leading to language endangerment.The attitudes of the native speakers towards the language will also be assessed.The suggestions will be provided to save the language from further endangerment.