Mysuru: The country has nearly 7,000 languages and half of it is in the endangered list. It cannot be preserved by just holding seminars and conferences. Instead serious efforts should be politically, socially and economically maid to ensure that communities involved in speaking these endangered and lesser known languages are encouraged to speak, said Prof. Peter Austin, SOAS University of London.
He was speaking at the sixth International three-day Conference on Endangered and Lesser Known Languages organised by the Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL) on the occasion of International Mother Language Day at the Conference Hall, here this morning.
