Madhika language (Kerala) to be extinct

Practice MCQ

Prelims Practice Question: 

Q. Consider the following pairs:

How many of the pairs given above is/are incorrectly matched?

(a) Only one

(b) Only two

(c) Only three

(d) All four

Answer: (b)

1. Kurukh:

• Member of the North Dravidian subfamily of Dravidian languages.
• Kurukh is spoken predominantly by the Oraon tribes of the Chota Nagpur of east-central India.
• Kurukh is also spoken in parts of Bangladesh.
• Lacking a written tradition, Kurukh is documented only since the European colonization of India, and in many areas it is being displaced by the Hindi language.

2. Madhika: 

• The language has no script of its own.
• With just the last two speakers belonging to the Chakaliya community (Kannur district in Kerala) the language will be lost to the world.
• Influences: Blend of Telugu, Tulu, Kannada, and Malayalam. The language shows greater influence of Havyaka Kannada (an old form of Kannada).

3. Kokborok:

• Kokborok (Tiprakok/Tripuri) is the native language of Tripuri people in Tripura states in North East of India.
• It is one of the branches of Tibeto-Burman languages.
• It is also spoken by various Tribes in Tripura: Jamatia, Noatia, Kalai and Riang. 

4. Kubi:

• Konda-Dora, also known as Konda or Kubi, is a Dravidian language spoken in India.

It is spoken by the scheduled tribe of the Konda-Dora, who mostly live in the districts of Vizianagaram, Srikakulam, and East Godavari in Andhra Pradesh, and the Koraput district in Odisha.