Endangered Languages Media Watch

Looking out for Endangered Languages and related subjects appearing in the general media.

Wednesday, 8 September 2010

Khoibu language absent from UNESCO list

UNESCO misfires again : Khoibu dialect not on endangered list

The Sangai Express alleges that UNESCO have erroneously left Khoibu, spoken in Manipur, off their list of endangered languages.

According to the article, there are 3000 Khoibus.

The number of speakers of a language does not necessarily correspond to its level of endangerment.
Posted by Pb at 19:00
Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to FacebookShare to Pinterest
Labels: India, ISO 639-3:nkb

No comments:

Post a Comment

Newer Post Older Post Home
Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)

About Me

Pb
View my complete profile

Pages

  • Home
  • About this blog

links

  • Foundation for Endangered Languages
  • World Oral Literature Project
  • Digital Endangered Languages and Musics Archive Network
  • Documentation of Endangered Languages
  • Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger
  • Ethnologue
  • Hans Rausing Endangered Languages Project

Blog Archive

  • ►  2013 (2)
    • ►  December (1)
    • ►  April (1)
  • ►  2012 (2)
    • ►  April (1)
    • ►  March (1)
  • ►  2011 (40)
    • ►  November (2)
    • ►  October (2)
    • ►  September (3)
    • ►  August (2)
    • ►  July (3)
    • ►  June (5)
    • ►  May (5)
    • ►  April (3)
    • ►  March (7)
    • ►  February (7)
    • ►  January (1)
  • ▼  2010 (7)
    • ►  December (1)
    • ►  October (1)
    • ▼  September (3)
      • Totos visited by journalist
      • Rosetta Stone Navajo
      • Khoibu language absent from UNESCO list
    • ►  August (2)
Paul Butcher. Picture Window theme. Powered by Blogger.