Online Toda language course inaugurated in Ooty
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An online certificate course on the Toda language and culture has been launched in Udhagamandalam.
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- A four-month online certificate course on the Toda language, society, and worldview has been inaugurated.
- The Madras School of Social Work is collaborating with the Association for the Development and Preservation of Toda Language and the Toda Nala Vaazhvu Sangam to offer the program.
- More than 200 participants from across India have enrolled in the course.
- The initiative aims to preserve the Toda language, which is currently classified by UNESCO as critically endangered.
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Tarun Chhabra
founder of the Toda Nala Vaazhvu Sangam
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“this is one of the first times a tribal language is being taught as part of an online course”
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…The course was inaugurated by the Nilgiris district Collector Lakshmi Bhavya Tanneeru in the presence of members from the Toda community. Dr. Tarun Chhabra, founder of the Toda Nala Vaazhvu Sangam, told The Hindu this is one of the first times a tribal language is being taught as part of an online course , with more than 200 people already having enrolled from across India. He said that the inputs of the community were taken on board in developing the modules for the course. Mr. Chhabra said that the Toda language was…
“Although the intergenerational exchange of language between older and younger generations of the Todas is quite robust, the language is being diluted with words from other languages seeping into the Toda lexicon”
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…of the community were taken on board in developing the modules for the course. Mr. Chhabra said that the Toda language was listed by UNESCO as a “critically endangered language” due to having less than 1,500 speakers. “ Although the intergenerational exchange of language between older and younger generations of the Todas is quite robust, the language is being diluted with words from other languages seeping into the Toda lexicon ,” said Mr. Chhabra. He said that members of the Toda community are also being encouraged to join the course, with the course being free for people from tribal communities while a small fee is being charged for…
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