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Indigenous languages in the North: Left to die out

by Kongkon Karmaker in The Daily Star, Feb 21, 2023Santhali, Kurukh, Sadri, Mundali — these are just some of the many languages spoken by the indigenous communities of the flatlands in Rangpur and Rajshahi divisions. However, despite their vast range, most of these languages are vanishing fast not only due to a lack of government initiatives to revive them – but also for the reluctance among the communities themselves to speak their native tongues. A…