Documentation of the oral literature of the Tai Khamyang community in Upper Assam, India
The Endangered Language Documentation Programme (ELDP) provides grants worldwide for the documentation of endangered languages and knowledge. Grantees create audiovisual collections with transcription and translations of endangered languages and practices. These collections are preserved and made freely available through the Endangered Languages Archive (ELAR).
| Tai-Khamyang (ISO 639-3:ksu) is a highly endangered language of the Tai-kadai family spoken in the Upper Assam area of Northeast India. With only 25-20 (appx) fluent native speakers, this language is facing extinction as young generation shift to Assamese the state language and English. This project aims at audio and video documentation of the oral literature (history, traditional stories, songs etc) still narrated and sung by some of the older members of the community which will be used to produce textbooks and other language learning materials for revitalizing the use this language by its young native speakers. |
Project Details
Location: India, Southern Asia, Asia
Organiser(s):
Endangered Languages Documentation Programme
Project partner(s): Society for Social Transformation and Environmental Protection (sSTEP)
Funder(s):
Arcadia
Funding received: 6,653.00 GBP
Commencement Date: 12/2013
Project Status: Completed
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