Scheme for Protection and Preservation of Endangered Languages

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Scheme for Protection and Preservation of Endangered Languages (SPPEL)

The Ministry of Education (erstwhile Ministry of Human Resource Development), Government of India, instituted the Scheme for Protection and Preservation of Endangered Languages (SPPEL) at the Central Institute of Indian Languages, Mysuru in 2013 with an aim of preserving and documenting the endangered & lesser-known languages that are at the verge of extinction in India. The objective of SPPEL is to produce grammatical sketch, bi-lingual/trilingual dictionaries (print and electronic formats), pictorial glossaries and ethno-linguistic profile of the community. It plays a major role in building the resources and training the manpower in language documentation and digital archiving of endangered languages. Besides, it also acts as a platform for academic deliberations on language endangerment and language documentation involving both the community members, language enthusiasts and linguists.

The documentation of 117 languages is identified in the Phase I. For research and administrative convenience, the languages identified by SPPEL are divided into six zones: North Eastern Zone, East Central Zone, West Central Zone, Southern Zone, Northern Zone and The Andamanese. SPPEL has collaborated with various universities and institutes across India involving linguists, folklorists, and language archivists for furthering this mission.

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  • Aimol  5
    Aimol is a Tibeto-Burman language spoken in Manipur by one of the recognised tribes of the region.
  • Ao Mongsen  9
    Ao Mongsen is one of the dialects of Ao Naga language, belonging to the Tibeto-Burman language family, spoken mainly in Mokukchung district of Nagaland, India.
  • Aranadan  91
    Eranadar (also called Aranadan) is a Scheduled Tribe community of Kerala, primarily residing in the Nilambur forest region of Malappuram district.
  • Atong  168
    Atong is a Tibeto-Burman language of the Bodo-Garo subgroup, spoken by the Atong people in South Garo Hills and adjoining areas of Meghalaya, India, and Bangladesh.
  • Beda  184
    The Bedas are primarily found in some villages of Leh, particularly in areas like Chuchot Yokma, Fiang, Nubra Valley, and a few others, as well as in parts of Himachal Pradesh.
  • Betta Kuruba  22
    Betta Kuruba/ Betta Kurumba is part of the Dravidian language family. The Betta Kuruba tribe is a small group of people living in the states of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
  • Bhadralium  93
    Bhadralium is spoken by the community living in Tipri village, located in the Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir.
  • Bharwad  24
    The Bharwad people are found throughout the Saurashtra region of Gujarat. The Bharwad community in Saurashtra is divided into two endogamous groups: Mota Bhai and Nana Bhai.
  • Bhunjia  25
    Bhunjia tribes are inhabited in the Nuapada district in the western part of Odisha. Bhunjia belongs to Indo-Aryan language family.
  • Biate  34
    The Biate language is spoken by the Biate community as their mother tongue in the Saipung area of East Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya.