IGNTU Amarkantak : Centre for Endangered Languages (CEL)

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About CEL

Centre for Endangered Languages (CEL)

The Centre for Endangered Languages (CEL) is established at Indira Gandhi National Tribal University in the year 2015. The Centre is the Lead Cluster in the lead format as a consortium for the purpose of development of tribal language. The goal of the Centre is to undertake documentation and revitalization projects in the states with a tribal population of 50 lacs or above such as Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Rajasthan.

The Centre started working on a project entitled â€œEndangered Languages Projectâ€ that was granted by UGC in the year 2015 on certain lines to prevent the endangerment and extinction of tribal languages by undertaking certain safeguards in to consideration, like documentation, recording, linguistic data analysis, etc., which will enhance the possibilities of tribal languages to be part of the mainstream by making these unwritten languages available in published and digitized form. The Centre is focused on studying the languages spoken by some indigenous communities in the central Indian state Madhya Pradesh and also in other states such as Maharashtra, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Rajasthan.

Message

Endangered Language list

Documentation

Documentation of The DATA:

Basic Vocabulary with Relevant Functional Notes
Grammar with Uses
Songs & Dances : Types & Characteristics
Album with Classification of the Photographs
Medicinal Herbs with detailed Information
Life Patterns Like Food Habits, Agriculture Practices, Dress Mode etc
Rituals, Festivals, Customs and Edible Forest Food
Indigenous Knowledge and Skills : Tools, Medicine, Handicrafts, Painting, Hygiene, Environment, Animals and Birds
Indigenous Method in Agriculture

Advisory Board

Advisory Board:

Prof. Shri Prakash Mani Tripathi, Hon'ble Vice-Chancellor IGNTU, Amarkantak (Madhya Pradesh) : Chairman
Prof. P. K. Samal, Director Center for Endangered Languages, IGNTU, Amarkantak (Madhya Pradesh) : Convener/Member
Prof. K. L. Verma, Hon'ble Vice-Chancellor, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur, (Chhattisgarh) : External Expert
Prof. Shailendra Mohan, Director Central Institute of Indian Languages, Mysuru (Karnataka) : External Expert
Prof. Panchanan Mohanty, Institute of Applied Sciences & Humanities, GLA University, Mathura (U.P.) : External Expert
Prof. Awadhesh Kumar Mishra, The English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad (Telangana) : External Expert
Prof. Alok Shrotriya, Director (Academic & Research), IGNTU, Amarkantak (Madhya Pradesh) : Internal Expert
Prof. Dilip Singh, Ex Director, Center for Endangered Languages, IGNTU, Amarkantak (Madhya Pradesh) : External Expert
Dr. K. Suman, Department of Linguistics and Contrastive Studies of Tribal Languages, IGNTU, Amarkantak (M.P.) : Internal Expert