Sourashtri and Gujarati: A Case Study of Documenting Language through Internal Diaspora

Authors

  • Prof. R. B. Zala

Abstract

Sourashtra People are believed to have migrated from Saurashtra, the western region of Gujarat, in the 11th Century. Sourashtra, an endangered language, is an Indo-Aryan language closely related to Gujarati and spoken by more than 3,00,000 people in southern Indian states of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh, particularly in Madurai Salem, Thanjavur, and even villages like Paramkudi.

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Renuga Devi, V. An Indo-Aryan Language in Madurai. Thiruccirapalli:Priya Publication.2005.

Ucida, Norijhiku. A Saurashtra-English Dictionary.Gottingen: Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, 1990. Print.

Vishwa Sourashtram : First Intenational Journal in Sourashtra Language, Madurai www.sourashtra.com

Zala, R.B. Sourashtra Vocabulary. New Delhi: Creative Books.2009.

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Published

10-02-2020

How to Cite

Prof. R. B. Zala. (2020). Sourashtri and Gujarati: A Case Study of Documenting Language through Internal Diaspora. Vidhyayana - An International Multidisciplinary Peer-Reviewed E-Journal - ISSN 2454-8596, 5(4). Retrieved from http://j.vidhyayanaejournal.org/index.php/journal/article/view/2050

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 4 (2020): Volume 5, Issue 4, February 2020

Section

Research Papers

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