Baruah, Tiluttoma and Adak, Dipak Kumar <br/><br/>
Endangered language and culture with special reference to the Tai-Phake of Assam 

 - Man In India 
 - 104 (3&4), 2024: p.171-180 
<br/><br/> When a language is likely to become extinct it is called an endangered language. It is<br/>a serious concern for any society. Language spoken by the Tai-Phake of Assam is designated as<br/>one of the endangered languages in India. This language is at a risk of falling out of use because<br/>it has a smaller number of speakers at present. For sake of present study adult Tai-Phake of four<br/>villages (Ningam, Long Phake, Phaneng and Bor Phake) of Tinsukia district, Assam were selected<br/>randomly. A total of 405 adult Tai-Phake were studied. Data were examined according to different<br/>generations. Number of subjects gradually decreases from generations 3 to 1. More than 91 percent<br/>respondents were born in own village. Language self-assessment diminishes from generations 1<br/>to 3. It reveals that process of modernization is playing an important role in different spheres of<br/>life of older and new generation of the study population. There exists a fear that this language is<br/>likely to become extinct near future. In view of this they have started arranging night classes at<br/>village level for the children particularly though it is in initial stage. To arrest becoming extinct<br/>of Tai-Phake language thus the local people must play an important role. -Reproduce<br/><br/>https://serialsjournals.com/abstract/15466_2-dipak_adak.pdf 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Tai-Phake, Assam, Language, Endangerment, Modernization.