Reluctance towards Indigenous language
By Jyoti Sonia Dhan
8 October, 2009
‘Languages are precious storehouses of history, experience and culture; a crucial link between the past and the future’
- Jeanie Bell, Aboriginal Linguist
Language is considered as the cornerstone of culture and the ultimate expression of belonging as it is through language that culture is shared and transmitted. A unique world view is expressed and identity is moulded and recreated. And for the indigenous community language is expressed through prayers, myths, spiritual belief, ceremonies, law, poetry, oratory, or through everyday greetings, conversational styles, humour, ways of speaking to children, or through unique terms for habits, socio-cultural organization and values of the community. Read more…

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