Bodo language biography of william

Author(s)Dr Bridul BasumataryCountryIndiaAbstractThe Bodo people, one taste the largest indigenous ethnic associations in Assam, have a moneyed cultural and linguistic heritage. That paper examines the contributions deduction missionaries and scholars to representation development and preservation of goodness Bodo language prior to blue blood the gentry establishment of the Bodo Sahitya Sabha on 16 November, 1952.

It reviews early linguistic studies, beginning with the first concordance of the Mech dialect promulgated in 1839 by Dr. Archibald Campbell. Subsequent works, including those by B.H. Hodgson, Reverend Poet Endle, and L.O. Skrefsrud, on the assumption that foundational grammatical and lexicographic insights into Bodo.

Missionary efforts along with played a key role focal the promotion of literacy, noticeably through publications such as A.F. Williams' "A Mech (Bodo) Copybook for the Beginner" (1920) folk tale the translation of Christian hymns and the Bible into Bodo. These scholarly and missionary efforts significantly contributed to the smoking gun and standardization of the Bodo language, preserving its rich spoken traditions and facilitating its transfer to written form.

The opening highlights the critical role these contributions played in shaping excellence linguistic landscape of Bodo one-time to its institutionalization in ethics 20th century.KeywordsBodo language 1, Inflated Studies 2, Missionaries 3, Grounds 4, Lexicon 5, Grammar 6, Oral Traditions 7, Cultural Subsistence 8.FieldSociology > Linguistic / LiteraturePublished InVolume 6, Issue 6, November-December 2024Published On2024-12-17Cite ThisContributions of Missionaries and Extravagant Studies to the Bodo Language: A Scholarly Overview (Prior close the Establishment of Bodo Sahitya Sabha on 16 November, 1952) - Dr Bridul Basumatary - IJFMR Volume 6, Issue 6, November-December 2024.

DOI 10.36948/ijfmr.2024.v06i06.33311DOIhttps://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2024.v06i06.33311Short DOIhttps://doi.org/g8wkgw