Is Kannada language endangered?
BANGALORE: Survey by People’s Linguistic Survey of India says of the 10 endangered languages in the state, 8 are potentially endangered -Koraga , Irula , Soliga , Badaga , Yerava , Gouli , Bettakuruba and Jenukuruba . * These include Kannada and minority languages like Tulu, Konkani, Kodava, Dakhni, Sankethi and Beary.
Which language is mostly used in Bangalore?
Kannada
Of course, Bengaluru’s diversity notwithstanding, the city’s primary spoken language, lingua franca, and chief administrative language is Kannada, the state language of Karnataka, listed in the 2011 Census as the mother tongue of 44.62\% of the city’s population.
Is Tulu a dying language?
The language, however, is not as popular as others which means it could become endangered and extinct very soon. The influence of other mainstream languages is a present danger for the Tulu language. Today, it is spoken by nearly 1.8 million people around the globe.
How many endangered tribal languages are there in Karnataka?
BANGALORE: The number of endangered tribal languages in Karnataka is growing. A survey has identified at least 10 languages as endangered and goes on to say that many more unrecorded languages could be facing a similar fate.According to the Census, Karnataka has 50 tribal languages, besides the speakers of 22 Scheduled languages.
Do non-Kannadigas in Namma Bengaluru really need to know Kannada?
Out in the real world, most non-Kannadigas in Namma Bengaluru feel they can get by knowing little or no Kannada at all. In fact according to IT professional Gaurav Agarwal who first moved to Bangalore in 2000, life has only got easier for non-Kannadigas. “When I first came to Bangalore, it was much more local.
How to maintain hegemony in Kannada?
Hegemony is maintained through language – English and Hindi are considered to be above Kannada. A person may expect you to learn Hindi while not learning Kannada – this causes resentment among Kannadigas. There are many avenues for learning Kannada. For example, Tamil Sangam holds Kannada classes, or websites.