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Kui Language Odisha UPSC

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Kui Language Odisha UPSC
Source : Indian Express
GS II : Polity; GS I: Culture;

Overview

  1. News in Brief
  2. How it helps
Why in News ?

The Odisha Cabinet recently recommended a proposal for inclusion of ‘Kui’ language in the 8th Schedule of the Indian Constitution.

News in Brief

  • Inclusion of Kui in the eighth schedule will help in the preservation, promotion and propagation of the language and culture.
  • Publication, creation of content and recognition will get momentum.
  • It will create an eco-system to facilitate research and studies.
  • Also the preservation, promotion and propagation of the Kui language.

Six languages enjoy the Classical status. They are Tamil (declared in 2004), Sanskrit (2005), Kannada (2008), Telugu (2008), Malayalam (2013), and Odia (2014)

  • The guidelines for declaring a language as Classical are:
    • High antiquity of its early texts/recorded history over a period of 1500-2000 years.
    • A body of ancient literature/texts, which is considered a valuable heritage by generations of speakers.
    • The literary tradition is original and not borrowed from another speech community.
    • The classical language and literature being distinct from modern, there may also be a discontinuity between the classical language and its later forms or its offshoots.

About Kui Language

  • The Kandha people speaks Kui, a South-Eastern Dravidian language that is also known by the names Kandh, Khondi, Khond, and
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    Khondo.

  • State of Odisha is where it is most often spoken.
  • It shares a close relationship with other Dravidian languages like Gondi and Kuvi.
  • Throughout history, it was also known to as the Kuinga language.
  • The 1991 Indian Census places it at number 29 with 941,988 native speakers.
  • The Odia script, which is also used to write the Odia language, is used to historically write Kui.

How is a language included in Schedule Eight?

  • Any language may be taken into consideration for inclusion in the Eighth Schedule without regard to any set standards.
  • The evolution of dialects and languages is dynamic and impacted by socio-eco-political events.

8th Schedule of the Indian Constitution

  • India has 22 official languages, and the 8th schedule of the Indian Constitution protects them.
    • Initially, there were 14 official languages.
  • The 8th schedule of the constitution is one of the schedules that candidates should master for the IAS Exam.
  • The 22 languages now included in the eighth section of the Constitution are, Manipuri, Maithili, Kashmiri, Hindi, Kannada, Gujarati, Konkani, Malayalam, Assamese, Marathi, Nepali, Bengali, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Telugu, Tamil, Odia, Urdu, Bodo, Dogri, and Santhali.
    • Sindhi was introduced in 1967, Konkani, Manipuri, and Nepali in 1992, and Santali, Dogri, Maithili, and Bodo by the 92nd Amendment Act of 2003.
  • Part XVII of the Indian Constitution deals with the official languages in Articles 343 to 351.

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