Open AccessLanguage shift and maintenance: a case study of Kani Tribes
Author(s) -
Shreelakshmi KM
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
nepalese linguistics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0259-1006
DOI - 10.3126/nl.v34i1.41170
Subject(s) - malayalam , language shift , linguistics , face (sociological concept) , speech community , history , sociology , computer science , psychology , philosophy
This paper aims to look into the status of the language maintenance and shifts in the Malampasha, a language spoken by the Kanikkar (ISO 639-3, kev) community in Kerala. The paper also intends to draw out some of the struggles that the Kanikkar community face in the wake of the dominating presence of Malayalam.