Chhattisgarhi in India

2. Status

Status

Official country wide language
Official regional language
Official minority language
Recognised community language
Unrecognised community language

National language

No

Indigenous language

Yes

Administrative units of the country

Chhattisgarh

3. State

Documentation: materials

Written

Extended corpora
Annotated corpora
Corpus/corpora
Materials/corpus
Some materials
No materials

Digital

Yes

Comments

Poems, dictionary, Grammar etc

https://archive.org/details/ChhattisgarhiKavyaSangrahBhinsar/mode/2up

Ghandi Mundi Chhattisgarhi Bal Geet
by Sanjeeva Tiwari www.gurturgoth.com, https://archive.org/details/GhandiMundiChhattisgarhiBalGeet/mode/2up
https://dictionary.gurturgoth.com/author/admin/page/80/

http://ignca.nic.in/coilnet/chgr0061.htm

http://scert.cg.gov.in/pdf/mle/MLE-Book-5/9-Chhattisgarhi%20bhasha%20au%20byakaran.pdf

https://www.chhattisgarhgk.in/p/chhattisgarhi-grammar.html

https://glosbe.com/hne/hi

https://www.allgk.in/chhattisgarh-ka-sampurna-vyakaran-book-pdf-download/

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Video

Extended corpora
Annotated corpora
Corpus/corpora
Materials/corpus
Some materials
No materials

Digital

Yes

Comments

Dance, song, comedy, culture, conversation, traditional marriage, daily useful sentences, grammar, language analysis, movies etc.

https://archive.org/details/jesus-film-chhattisgarhi-language
https://archive.org/details/dni.ncaa.IGRMS-3B_44-BC
https://archive.org/details/dni.ncaa.IGRMS-2U_178-UMHB
https://archive.org/details/dni.ncaa.IGRMS-2U_179-UMHB
https://archive.org/details/dni.ncaa.IGRMS-3B_45-BC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aihssm_FXbQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=MhHACOE48Cc&pp=ygUcY2hhdHRpc2dhcmhpIGN1bHR1cmFsIHZpZGVvcw%3D%3D
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pA0TUm27KdY&pp=ygUiY2hoYXR0aXNnYXJoaSB0cmFkaXRpb25hbCBtYXJyaWFnZQ%3D%3D
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INB5myT_fl0&pp=ygUgY2hoYXR0aXNnYXJoaSBsYW5ndWFnZSBsZWFybmluZyA%3D
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pigmxD45hc&pp=ygUgY2hoYXR0aXNnYXJoaSBsYW5ndWFnZSBsZWFybmluZyA%3D
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLXO7gvV0QM&list=PLuD7UBnb1_NstkCu4As2WYqBaPMX9kqGK
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=chhattisgarhi+videos

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Audio

Extended corpora
Annotated corpora
Corpus/corpora
Materials/corpus
Some materials
No materials

Digital

Yes

Comments

https://www.languageshome.com/New/english-chhattisgarhi/

https://globalrecordings.net/en/language/hne

https://archive.org/details/dni.ncaa.IGRMS-AS_15-SP

https://archive.org/details/dni.ncaa.IGRMS-DA_34-DAT

https://radiosangwari.com/
https://onlineradiofm.in/chhattisgarh

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Documentation: descriptions

Elaborated dictionaries, grammars, statistical language models, etc.
Dictionaries and grammars
Dictionary and grammar
Glossary and descriptions
Few descriptions
No descriptions

Digital

Yes

Comments

Bhalchandra Rao Telang. 1966. Chattīsagaṛhī, Halabī, Bhatarī boliyoṃ kā bhāshāvaijñānika adhayayana [A comparative study of Chattisgarhi, Halbi and Bhatari]. Bambaī: Hindī-Grantha-Ratrākara. 12+11+616pp.

Hira Lal Kavyopadhyaya and George Abraham Grierson and Lochan Prasad Kavya-Vinod. 1921. A grammar of the Chhattisgarhi dialect of Eastern Hindi. Calcutta: Published under the orders of the local government Central Provinces and Berar. ix+225pp.

Sahu, Bhagwati. (2019). Chhattisgarhi Loknatya Nacha Ki Kathavastu Ka Samikshatmak Adhyayan [Doctoral Dissertation, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University]. http://hdl.handle.net/10603/435981

Singh, A. K. 2008. Modifiers in Chattisgarhi: a descriptive study. Indian Linguistics 69. 395-416.

Telang, Bhalchandra Rao. 1966. Chatisgadhi, Halbi, Batari boliyo ka bhasha vaidnyanik adhayayan. Mumbai: Grantha Ratnakar Pvt. Ltd. 12+616pp.

Varma, Poonam. (1995). Manak chhattisgarhi shabdo ka aarthparak adhyayan [Doctoral Dissertation, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University]. http://hdl.handle.net/10603/30967

More Materials can be found in the following link:

https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/simple-search?location=%2F&query=Chhattisgarhi&rpp=10&sort_by=score&order=desc
https://www.teslashub.com/2018/11/chhattisgarhi-literature-and-their.html
https://archive.org/search?query=Chhattisgarhi&page=3

Standardization

Modern standard language
Young standard language
Standardised language
Quasi-standard language
Semi-standardised language
Un-standardised language

Graphisation & script encoding

Standardised writing system with full script encoding
Conventionalised writing system with partial script encoding
Consistent writing system with no script encoding
Unsystematic writing system(s)
Limited written use
No written use

Comments

Chhattisgarhi written with Devanagari script

https://scriptsource.org/cms/scripts/page.php?item_id=language_detail&key=hne

4. Users

Geographical distribution

Users live and dominate in all regions of the country
Users live in one [state/...] of the country
Users live in a cross-border region [state/...] of the country
Users live in separated [states/...] of the country
Users live dispersed across one [state/...] of the country
Users live scattered all over the country

Settlements

Rural
Urban

Administrative units of the country

Chhattisgarh

Size / Number of users

Number of users

16245190

Source

Census of India

Year

2011

Users within total population

Users within the reference community

Age distribution of users

Generational use

Educational attainment

Occupational qualifications

Language competence

Literacy of users

Digital use

5. Use

Socio-geographic dimension

Geographic scope

International
Supranational
Cross-border (states)
State-wide
Supra-regional cross-border
Supra-regional
Regional cross-border
Regional
Local

Source

https://www.langlex.com/cens/MTProfile.php?mtname=Chhattisgarhi

Economic dimension

Functional dimension

Functional use in administration

Language use in administration

International level
National level
Regional level
Local level
Auxiliary use
No use

Types of language use

signed / spoken use
written use
digital use

Language is used for

Census data
Census surveys
Election processes
Topographical signs

Ethnoculture

No use
Informal learning
Skills and knowledge
Performing arts
Social practices
Customary law
Traditional medicine
Knowledge and practices
Traditions and expressions

Formal Education

Early childhood education

Primary level

Lower secondary level

Higher secondary level

Tertiary level

Public healthcare

Language not used
Translations
Healthcare information
Nursing care (incl. elderly)
Doctor-patient communication
Generally used

Information, communication and cultural production

Information services
Broadcasting
Video, film
Sound/music recording
Publishing activities
Language not used

Information services
Broadcasting
Video, film
Sound/music recording
Publishing activities
Language not used

Information services
Broadcasting
Video, film
Sound/music recording
Publishing activities
Language not used

Information services
Broadcasting
Video, film
Sound/music recording
Publishing activities
Language not used

Information services
Broadcasting
Video, film
Sound/music recording
Publishing activities
Language not used

Legal system

Language use in the legal system

General use
Legal transactions
Court proceedings
Written submissions
Spoken/signed testimonies
Language not used

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