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082			_a491.54 DEV-G
100			_aedited by Devy, G. N.
245			_aLanguages of Sikkim / _cedited by G. N. Devy and Balaram Pandey
260			_aIndia _bOrient BlackSwan _c2018
300			_a255 p.
365			_b1825.00. _cIndian Rupee _d1825.00. _L41915 _N26/05/2023 _O17595 _P23/05/2023
440			_aPeople's Linguistic Survey of India _vVolume 26, Part 2.
500			_aThe People s Linguistics Survey of India tries to give an idea of the extant and dying languages of India. It is the outcome of a nationwide survey of languages that has been documented by linguists, writers, social activists, and members of different speech communities. The given volume offers a detailed discussion about the languages spoken in the culturally and linguistically rich state of Sikkim. Its geographical location has allowed it to be influenced by the languages of Nepal, Tibet, Bhutan and West Bengal. This in turn has impacted the languages of the state too. Folktales, folk songs, origin myths and vocabulary lists are provided to help the reader have a better understanding of the linguistic scenario of the state. The volume examines grammatical features and also the number of speakers of each language, with data taken from actual field work.
650			_aIndia--Sikkim
650			_aLanguage and languages
650			_aLanguage surveys
700			_aPandey, Balaram
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