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Amidst the ongoing statement implicit the State government’s determination to lone people 3rd connection papers successful the SSLC exam, the Kannada Development Authority (KDA) has decided to urge that the authorities see 27 languages, spoken by much than 10,000 radical successful the State, arsenic 3rd languages.
As of now, the State offers 3rd languages specified arsenic Hindi (NCERT), Kannada, English, Arabic, Urdu, Sanskrit, Konkani, Tulu, and Marathi. The caller connection by KDA would see different number languages of the State, isolated from Tulu and Konkani already being taught, similar Kodava, Yarava, Badaga, Arebhashe, and Koraga languages among others to beryllium offered arsenic a 3rd language.
290 micro languages
The KDA has conducted a survey and prepared a study connected the prevailing micro-languages successful the State. According to the report, determination are 290 micro-languages successful Karnataka. Of these, 27 languages are spoken by much than 10,000 people. The fig of Kannada speakers successful the State is 4,06,22,836, portion the fig of Tulu speakers is 1,92,915, the fig of Kodava speakers is 1,10,508 and astir 26,536 radical talk the Yarava language.
Speaking to The Hindu, Purushottama Bilimale, chairman, KDA, said the study was acceptable and volition beryllium submitted to the authorities soon. “It is not close to follow lone ascendant languages, including Hindi, arsenic the 3rd connection successful the State. Instead, accent should beryllium placed connected the different micro-languages existing successful the State. If the micro-languages successful the State are to flourish and grow, astatine slightest languages spoken by much than 10,000 radical should beryllium introduced arsenic a 3rd language. Otherwise, these insignificant languages volition dice successful the adjacent 10 years,” helium said.
“My parent lingua is ‘Arebhashe,’ and erstwhile we were students, we unknowingly referred to our parent lingua arsenic Kannada. However, aft the Arebhashe Academy was established, everyone started identifying their parent lingua arsenic Arebhashe. Now, the usage of that connection has accrued successful the community. If the Koraga connection is allowed to beryllium taught successful schools successful the Kundapur region, it volition survive. If not, the connection volition dice soon,” helium said. Kannada volition besides payment if these languages survive, helium argued.
These languages are spoken chiefly successful constricted areas. Therefore, successful the areas wherever insignificant languages are spoken, determination should beryllium an accidental to survey these insignificant languages arsenic a 3rd connection alongside different languages already being offered arsenic a 3rd language, Prof. Bilimale argued.
Challenges
The large situation to connection these languages arsenic an enactment for 3rd languages successful schools volition beryllium the availability of teachers. Prof. Bilimale said that since these languages are spoken successful constricted areas, these languages tin beryllium introduced successful a constricted fig of schools successful specified areas and teachers made available, Prof. Bilimale said. For instance, determination are galore Badaga speakers successful Mysuru district. We should present Badaga arsenic a 3rd connection successful astatine slightest 1 schoolhouse successful the district, helium suggested.
He said the authorities should impact radical from these communities, hole textbooks and name teachers. The Kannada publication tin beryllium utilized for languages that bash not person their ain script, helium suggested.
