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Study of Indigenous Lamguage of Andaman and nicobar Islands
Supported by

Andaman Adim Janjati Vikas Samiti, Port Blair

Published Works
  Title: Onge - Hindi Bilingual Primer - 1
  Publication:
Central Institute of Indian languages, Mysore and Tribal Welfare Department. Andaman and Nicobar Administration. Port Blair.
  Authors: M.R. Ranganatha
V.R. Rajasingh
R. Subbakrishna
  Subject matter:
The book intends to teach the Onge language script and the selected Hindi language script to the Onge children and also to develop reading and writing skills in Onge language. In addition to these, for the benefit of adult Onges, some lessons pertaining to adult education are also presented in the book in Hindi medium.
  Presentation: Bilingual in Onge and Hindi.
  Publication date: April 1993
  No. of pages: Preliminaries +212
  General comment: Bilingual Instructional material, first of its kind prepared for teaching the Onges.

  Title: Onge-Hindi-English Pictorial Glossary.
  Publication:
Central Institute of Indian languages, Mysore, and Tribal Welfare Department, Andaman and Nicobar Administration,
Port Blair.
  Authors: M.R. Ranganatha
V.R. Rajasingh
  Subject matter:
The book intends to serve as a supplementary material for learning Onge language both as a first language and as a second language.
  Presentation: Trilingual in Onge, Hindi and English
  Publication date: April 1993, Indian calender vaishaka 1915
  No. of pages: Preliminaries +124
  General comment: Trilingual supplementary learning material for learning Onge language.

 

  Title: Andamanese - Hindi Bilingual Primer - 1
  Publication :
Central Institute of Indian languages, Mysore and Tribal Welfare Department, Andaman and Nicobar Administration. Port Blair.
  Authors: V.R. Rajasingh
S. Manoharan
M.R. Ranganatha
  Subject
matter:

The book intends to teach the Andamanese language script and the selected Hindi language script to the Great Andamanese children and to develop among them reading and writing skills in Andamanese language.

  Presentation: Bilingual in Andamanese and Hindi.
  Publication date: August 1994
  No. of pages: Preliminaries + 180
  General comment:
Bilingual Instructional material, first of its kind prepared for teaching the Andamanese language to Great Andamanese

  Title: Andamanese-Hindi-English Pictorial glossary
  Publication :
Central Institute of Indian languages, Mysore and Tribal Welfare Department, Andaman and Nicobar Administration. Port Blair.
  Authors: V.R. Rajasingh
M.R. Ranganatha
  Subject matter:
The book intends to serve as a supplementary material for learning Andamanese language both as a first language and as a second language.
  Presentation: Trilingual in Andamanese-Hindi and English.
  Publication date: March 1995
  No. of pages: Preliminaries+94
  General comment: Supplementary learning material prepared for learning Andamanese language.

  Title: Shompen - Hindi Bilingual Primer -1
  Publication :
Central Institute of Indian languages, Mysore and Tribal Welfare Department, Andaman and Nicobar Administration. Port Blair.
  Authors: V.R. Rajasingh
R. Elangaiyan
M.R. Ranganatha
  Subject matter:
The book intends to teach the Shompen language script and the selected Hindi language script to the Shompen children and to develop among them reading and writing skills in Shompen language.
  Presentation: Bilingual in Shompen and Hindi.
  Publication date: April 1995
  No. of pages: Preliminaries + 192.
  General comment:
Bilingual Instructional material, first of its kind prepared for the teaching of Shompens.

  Title: A Hand Book of Jarawa Language
  Publication : Central Institute of Indian languages, Mysore and Tribal Welfare Department, Andaman and Nicobar Administration. Port Blair.
  Authors: V.R. Rajasingh
M.R. Ranganatha
  Subject matter:
The language of the Jarawa tribe is not studied properly so far. This is the first attempt to give some information regarding the language of Jarawas with an objective of establishing the basic communication with the Jarawas for the benefit of the functionaries of Andaman and Nicobar Administration and others who come into contact with the Jarawas.
  Presentation: Bilingual in Hindi and English.
  Publication date: Febraury 2000; Indian calendar 1921
  No. of pages: XVIII+ 160
  General comment: First book ever produced for learning/teaching Jarawa language.

 

Materials on Video
  Title: Learn Onge
  Describtion:
Video film on the life and culture on Onge tribe and teaching of Onge script.
  Duration: 40 Minutes/ Colour
  Audio script and Design: V. Gnanasundaram
M.R. Ranganatha.
  Production: Central Instutute of Indian languages.

  Title: Learn Andamanese
  Describtion:
Video film on the life and culture of Great Andamanese and teaching of Andamanese Language.
  Research and Design: V. Gnanasundaram
M.R. Ranganatha.
FORTH COMING
Indegenous language
 
1.
Descriptive Grammars on Onge and Jarawa languages.
 
2.
Handbook for Basic communication in Onge language.
 
3.
A survey on maintenance/loss of Andamanese language among the Great Andamanese tribe.
 
4.
A Script Book for the Onge children.
 
5.
Ro Tarik III (Car Nicobarese School Primer Level - 3 by R.Elangaiyan et al, (available in the manuscript form)
 
6.
A Car Nicobarese - Hindi Biliteracy Primer by R. Elangaiyan et al, (available and being used in the manuscript form by literacy practitioners in the Car Nicobar island).
Studies on the Non-indigenous languages
 
1.
Sociolinguistic profile of Andaman and Nicobar Islands - Tamil (Language use survey)
 
2.
Sociolinguistic profile of Andaman and Nicobar Islands - Tamil (Language variation)
 
3.
Sociolinguistic profile of Andaman and Nicobar Islands - Hindi (Language use survey)


 
 
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