COVID’S EFFECT ON AN ENDANGERED LANGUAGE  IN THE SYLHET AREA OF BANGLADESH

Snehangshu Shekhar Chanda

doi:10.51611/iars.irj.v11i1.2021.151

Authors

Snehangshu Shekhar Chanda Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet. Bangladesh

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51611/iars.irj.v11i1.2021.151

Keywords:

Language, Manipuri, Endangered, Endangered Language, Sylhet, Covid19

Abstract

Language is the way of communication and used in different aspects of life. In every country there is a national language which is the state language used in offices and different organizations. Bengali is the state and widely spoken language of Bangladesh however language varies from community to community, race to race, society to society This study shows that there are many indigenous languages in Bangladesh which may be endangered in future specially in the Sylhet area of Bangladesh. The Manipuri language which is not used officially in Bangladesh may be one such language. It has its own alphabets and is spoken in the community. The language has however not been hampered due to COVID 19 and in fact has become more popular during the lockdown. Due to the increase in the popularity of social media (face book group, Cheik Kheik) the Manipuri language in Sylhet, still maintains their ethnic culture and use their language in the home domain.

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