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Kurumba Language Faces Cultural Erasure

KURUMBA LANGUAGE FACES THREAT OF CULTURAL AND LINGUISTIC ERASURE WHY IN THE NEWS ? The Kurumba language, spoken by a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG) in Kerala’s Attappady region, faces the threat of decline. With only 2,719 community members (2024) and no written script, its limited recognition under Census classification raises concerns about its preservation …