Conceived in mid-2013, a project of preserving 192 languages, which were listed as endangered, was initiated by the Central governement.
The Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL), Mysuru, has been entrusted with the mammoth task, under the Scheme for Protection and Preservation of Endangered Languages (SPPEL). The actual documentation work started in late 2014 beginning of 2015.
In the first phase that started in late 2014, researchers are documenting cultural and ethno-linguistic aspects of 117 mother tongues.Work on 68 languages is nearing completion, with 41 researchers -16 from CIIL and 25 from other collaborating universities -at it. “Indigenous knowledge systems are being videographed. Creating digital maps with pronunciation of words, dictionaries, pictorial glossaries and a grammar sketch is part of the scheme,“ said Sujoy Sarkar, coordinator, SPPEL.
Read details of this in the Times of India......
