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The Central Instiitute of Indian Languages is concerned with
the development of Indian Languages can take place by their
use of new domains, which requries development of materials
and methods and manpower for work in the areas of codification,
standarisation and modernisation. The work of the Institute
encompasses basic research, material production and in service
training. The Institute is also entrusted with the responsibility
of assisting and improving the teaching of Indian languages
at various levels by developing new methods, models and materials
and by making use of modern technology. The six Regional Language
Centers are engaged in regular language teaching programmes.
The Institute is also a clearing ouse of information relating
to Indian languages
A major programmer of the institute is the study of tribal
and other minor languages resulting in a grammar and a dictionary.
This study helps in codification of these languages and also
standarisation, which are primary steps for the development
of any language. The linguistic description is also a pre-requisite
for preparation, of language materials. It thus forms part
of the Institute’s work to improve trail education.
The Institute is also engaged in finding out shared features
between tribal languages and major languages which are an
important component in the making of India as a linguistic
area.
The grammatical description of tribal and other minor languages
do not raise and discuss theoritical question are dealt with
by the authors in papers. Thegrammars try to give a basic
knowledge of the structure of these languages with the hope
that they will be useful to languages teachers and to linguists
interseted in marco studies of languages. These grammars also
fill in the gaps in the knowledge of the linguist heritage
of the country by describing lesses known languages.
I hope that this publication will encourage futher grammatical
research in the concerned language and related languages.
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