LANGUAGE IN INDIA

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Volume 13:11 November 2013
ISSN 1930-2940

Managing Editor: M. S. Thirumalai, Ph.D.
Editors: B. Mallikarjun, Ph.D.
         Sam Mohanlal, Ph.D.
         B. A. Sharada, Ph.D.
         A. R. Fatihi, Ph.D.
         Lakhan Gusain, Ph.D.
         Jennifer Marie Bayer, Ph.D.
         S. M. Ravichandran, Ph.D.
         G. Baskaran, Ph.D.
         L. Ramamoorthy, Ph.D.
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Identifying an Unknown Language Jatav in and around
Shahjahanpur Area, Uttar Pradesh, India

Mohd Imran Khan, Ph.D.

Abstract

Identification of any unknown language is not an easy work to do. There are many linguistic and extra linguistic features which need to be considered. One should have some knowledge of these features before going into the field to find out a language, especially a new language or for the identification of an unknown language. This study is an attempt to discuss why one should consider an identified language as a variety of any other language already identified or put it under the umbrella of one language which is out there. This paper is an attempt to identify a language which was earlier judged as a variety of the Hindi language. Indentified unknown language shows its similarities with Braj Bhasha, not with Hindi language. Even though both languages come under the same language family, they are different in many ways.

Introduction

The present study is an attempt to identify an unknown and unnamed language which is spoken in and around Shahjahanpur district that is situated in Uttar Pradesh, India. It also tries to name and place it according to the similarties it has with other languages spoken in and around that place, namely, Shahjahanpur.

1. Mother Tongue Name

UNKNOWN (Given name JATAV) but no one claimed that it is spoken in SHAHJAHANPUR and outside it. They called it Hindi or a variety of Hindi. Some of them also called it as a variety of Khadi Boli.

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Mohd Imran Khan, Ph.D.
Department of English Language & Translation
Unaizah Community College
Qassim University
Saudi Arabia
mi.khan@qu.edu.sa
muhammad.amu@gmail.com
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