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Evsjv ' Ki Wejyß FVLV: Evsjv 'K Gwkqvwuk Mvmvbwu Cwîkv, PZZW ¿SK LÐ, KXZ MSL V, CŠL 1423/Ww M I 2016
Evsjv ' Ki Wejyß FVLV: Evsjv 'K Gwkqvwuk Mvmvbwu Cwîkv, PZZW ¿SK LÐ, KXZ MSL V, CŠL 1423/Ww M I 2016
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evsjv‡`‡k evsjv fvlv Qvov cÖPwjZ Ab¨vb¨ fvlv¸wji g‡a¨ †h fvlv¸wj B‡Zvg‡a¨B
wejyß n‡q‡Q †m mKj fvlvi wPwýZKiYB e¶¨gvY cÖeÜ iPbvi cÖavb D‡Ïk¨| GKwU
fvlv wejywßi Rb¨ Av_©-mvgvwRK Kvi‡Yi cvkvcvwk fvlvwUi fvlvfvlxi †fŠ‡MvwjK
Ae¯’vbI D‡jøL‡hvM¨ f‚wgKv cvjb K‡i| GKwU fvlv GKw`‡b nVvr K‡i wejyß n‡q
hvq bv, GKwU wec`vcbœ fvlv wecbœZvi wewfbœ ¯Íi †cwi‡q wU‡K _vK‡Z bv †c‡i
nvwi‡q hvq gvby‡li gyL †_‡K| ZvB eZ©gvb cÖe‡Ü evsjv‡`‡ki B‡Zvg‡a¨B wejyß
wewfbœ fvlv QvovI †h mKj fvlv Av_©-mvgvwRK Kvi‡Y wecbœ n‡q c‡o‡Q †m¸wjI
wPwýZ Kiv n‡e| G‡¶‡Î wewfbœ ¯^xK…Z AvšÍRv© wZK ms¯’v KZ©„K fvlv-wecbœZvi
gvb`‡Ði wfwˇZ G mKj wec`vcbœ fvlv wecbœZvi †Kvb ¯Í‡i i‡q‡Q ZvI AbymÜvb
Kiv n‡e|
g~jkã: fvlv-wecbœZv (language endangerment), fvlv-g„Zz¨ (language death),
fvlv-we‡jvc (language extinction or language disappearance), fvlv-
i¶Yv‡e¶Y (language maintenance) fvlv-cwiKíbv (language planning),
fvlv‡eva (language competence), fvlv-miY (language shift), wØZxq-fvlv
(Second Language/ L2)|
1. f‚wgKv
GK j¶ mvZPwjøk nvRvi cvuPk mËi eM© wK‡jvwgUvi AvqZ‡bi1 evsjv‡`‡k evOvwj
QvovI Av‡Q Ab¨vb¨ b„-ZvwË¡K Rb‡Mvôx hv‡`i i‡q‡Q ¯^Zš¿ fvlv I mvs¯‹…wZK
HwZn¨| D‡jøL¨, evsjv‡`‡k evsjvfvlx evOvwj Rb‡Mvôxi evB‡i emevmiZ GB mKj
b„-†Mvôx‡K KL‡bv ÔDcRvwZÕ wKsev ÔAvw`evmxÕ, Avevi KL‡bv Ô¶z`ª-b„‡MvôxÕ wn‡m‡e
AvL¨v †`Iqv nq| eZ©gvb cÖe‡Ü GB b„-†Mvôx¸‡jv‡K Ô¶z`Õª wKsev ÔDcÕ wKsev ÔAvw`Õ
we‡kl‡Y AvL¨vwqZ bv K‡i Ôb„-†MvôxÕ ev Ôb„-ZvwË¡K Rb‡MvôxÕ bv‡g D‡jøL Kiv n‡e|
evsjv‡`‡k GmKj ¶z`ª b„-ZvwË¡K Rb‡Mvôxi fvlvi AwaKvi (G‡¶‡Î gvZ…fvlvq
wk¶vi AwaKvi †evSv‡bv n‡q‡Q) cÖwZôvi AvnŸvb D‡cw¶Z n‡Z _v‡K msL¨vi wePv‡i
ÔDcÕ wKsev Ô¶z`ªÕ nevi Kvi‡YB| G †¶‡Î j¶Yxq welq n‡jv, ¯^RvwZi mvgvwRK-
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cÖfvlK, fvlvweÁvb wefvM, XvKv wek¦we`¨vjq
254 evsjv‡`k GwkqvwUK †mvmvBwU cwÎKv
fvlv-cwi‡e‡ki m‡½ GKvZ¥ n‡Z _v‡K| GiKg Ae¯’vq IB fvlvi fvlx †Kv‡bv
e‡qvt‡R¨ô e¨w³i Zzjbvq GKwU wkïi fvlv‡eva (language competence)
wbwðZfv‡e mxwgZ n‡q _v‡K Ges GK ch©v‡q bZzb cÖR‡b¥ fvlvwU e¨envi Kivi g‡Zv
Avi †KD _v‡K bv| Z‡e GKwU fvlvi fvlx-msL¨vi µgn«vmB IB fvlvwUi wejywßi
GKgvÎ I cÖavb KviY bq| A‡bK †¶‡Î †Kv‡bv wecbœ fvlvi fvlxiv mvgwóK wm×všÍ
MÖn‡Yi ga¨ w`‡q wb‡R‡`i fvlv cwiZ¨vM K‡i Ab¨ GKwU fvlv MÖnY Ki‡Z cv‡i hv‡K
mgvRfvlvweÁv‡bi fvlvq ejv nq Ôfvlv-miYÕ|6 1965 mv‡j wm½vcyi ¯^vaxb nIqvi
c‡i †mLv‡b gvjqxR fvlvi cwie‡Z© Bs‡iRx fvlv wj½yqv d«v¼v wn‡m‡e e¨eüZ n‡Z
_v‡K Ges GK ch©v‡q Bs‡iRx fvlv‡KB †`kwUi cÖ_g fvlvi gh©v`v †`Iqv nq| Avevi
wm½vcy‡ii Pxbv fvlvi wewfbœ Dcfvlvi fvlx-Awfevmx‡`i miY N‡U‡Q Pxbv g¨v›`vwib
fvlvq| G iKg fvlv-cwiw¯’wZ‡Z hw` wecbœ-fvlvwU Avi Ab¨ †Kv_vI cÖPwjZ bv _v‡K
Ges hw` fvlvwUi †Kv‡bv wjwLZ wb`k©b bv _v‡K Zvn‡j µ‡gB fvlvwU nvwi‡q hvq
gvby‡li gyL †_‡K| fvlvi wecbœZv wbY©‡q wØZxq gvcKvwV wn‡m‡e fvlvZvwË¡K mg„w×
ej‡Z †evSv‡bv n‡q‡Q GKwU fvlvi mg„× kãfvÐvi, fvlvwUi m„wókxjZv, A_©vr,
cÖ‡qvR‡b bZzb c` Ges evK¨ m„wói ¶gZv, †h‡Kv‡bv fvlvi wjwLZ †U·U ev cvV
DcKiY‡K IB fvlvq Abyev` Kiv m¤¢e wKbv, Ges m¤¢ve¨ msÁvc‡bi mKj †¶‡Î
fvlvwU‡Z †hvMv‡hv‡Mi m¤¢ve¨Zv| Z…ZxqZ, GKwU fvlvi wjwc I wjwLZ iƒc fvlvwU‡K
¯’vwqZ¡ †`q| GKwU fvlvi fvlx‡`i g„Zz¨, wKsev cÖfvekvjx fvlvwUi Øviv fvwlK `gb,
Ges Av_©-mvgvwRK I ivR‰bwZK Ges mvs¯‹…wZK Kvi‡Y msNwUZ fvlv
ms‡hvM―†h‡Kv‡bv Kvi‡YB †nvK fvlvwUi †gŠwLK e¨envi mxwgZ n‡Z n‡Z eÜ n‡q
†M‡jI wjwce× iƒc _vKvi Kvi‡YB fvlvwU c„w_ex †_‡K nvwi‡q hvq bv; fvlvwUi
Aw¯ÍZ¡ GKwU HwZnvwmK mZ¨ wn‡m‡eB cÖwZôv cvq| D`vniY wn‡m‡e ms¯‹…Z fvlvi
cÖm½ D‡jøL Kiv hvq| fvlvZvwË¡K mg„w× Ges wbR¯^ wjwc I wjwce× iƒc, A_©vr,
wbR¯^ wjLbixwZ‡Z iwPZ mg„× mvwnwZ¨K Ges `vjxwjK wb`k©b _vKv m‡Ë¡I fvlvwU
GKwU g„Zfvlvq cwiYZ n‡q‡Q †Kej fvlvwU‡Z mgv‡Ri gvby‡li †gŠwLK cvi¯úwiK
†hvMv‡hvM bv _vKvi Kvi‡Y| wKš‘ wbR¯^ wjwc I wjwce× iƒc _vKvi Kvi‡YB fvlvwU
nvwi‡q hvqwb c„w_ex †_‡K, eis ms¯‹…Z fvlv cÖvq `yB nvRvi eQi a‡i HwZnvwmK mZ¨
wn‡m‡eB wU‡K Av‡Q| fvi‡Zi mvsweavwbKfv‡e ¯^xK…Z 22wU fvlvi GKwU n‡jv ms¯‹…Z
fvlv Ges fviZ miKvi B‡Zvg‡a¨B fvlvwUi e¨vcK cÖPj‡bi Rb¨ ms¯‹„Z fvlv wk¶Y
Kg©m~wP MÖnY K‡i‡Q|7 G Kvi‡Y ms¯‹…Z fvlv‡K g„Zfvlv ejv n‡e wKbv Zv wb‡q
weZ‡K©i AeKvkI i‡q‡Q|8 myZivs, G ch©v‡q g„Zfvlv wn‡m‡e †mmKj fvlv‡K wPwýZ
Kiv hvq †h fvlv¸‡jvi eZ©gv‡b Avi †Kv‡bv ev¯Íe †hvMv‡hvMxq e¨envwiK wfwË †bB,
evsjv‡`‡ki wejyß fvlv 257
†Kej bw_wfwËK cÖgvY wn‡m‡e wU‡K Av‡Q BwZnv‡m, mvwnwZ¨K wb`k©‡b| Ab¨w`‡K,
†h fvlv GKB-m‡½ nvwi‡q †M‡Q gvby‡li gyL †_‡K Ges †Kv‡bv wjwLZ wb`k©b bv
_vKvi Kvi‡Y fvlvwUi †Kv‡bv fvwlK Z_¨-DcvËI Avi cvIqv hvq bv †mB
fvlv¸‡jv‡K nvwi‡q hvIqv fvlv wKsev jyß-fvlv wn‡m‡e wPwýZ Kiv hvq|
weeZ©b evKcÖev‡ni GK A‡gvN ¯^fve| weeZ©‡bi d‡j fvlv weKwkZ nq, DbœZ nq;
Avevi weewZ©Z n‡Z n‡Z GKwU fvlv Zvi g~j †_‡K GZUvB `~‡i m‡i hvq †h fvlvwU
Ab¨‡Kv‡bv fvlves‡ki cwiP‡q beRb¥ jvf K‡i| G cÖm‡½ D`vniY wn‡m‡e PvKgv
fvlvi D‡jøL Kiv †h‡Z cv‡i| Pxbv-wZeŸZx fvlves‡ki wZeŸZx-eg©x kvLvi fvlv
PvKgv B‡›`v-Avh© fvlv evsjvi m‡½ Nwbô ms‡hv‡Mi d‡j G‡ZvUvB weeZ©b jvf
K‡i‡Q †h GK ch©v‡q B‡›`v-Avh© fvlv‰ewkó¨ AR©b K‡i|9 GB fvlv-ms‡hv‡Mi
Kvi‡YI fvlvi wecbœZv, g„Zz¨ wKsev we‡jvc N‡U _v‡K| Z‡e weeZ©b mKj fvlvi Rb¨
A‡gvN n‡jI wejywß mKj fvlvi Rb¨ Aek¨¤¢vex bq| GgbwK weeZ©‡bi d‡j fvlvi
we‡jvc N‡U ZvI ejv hv‡e bv| GQvov GKwU fvlv nVvr K‡i nvwi‡q hvq bv; fvlvwU
nvwi‡q hvq `xN©Kv‡ji cwiµgvq| ZvB †h fvlv¸‡jv B‡Zvg‡a¨B nvwi‡q †M‡Q †mB
fvlv¸‡jv‡K wPwýZ Kiv wKsev cybiæ×v‡ii †P‡q †hB fvlv¸‡jv we‡jv‡ci cÖwµqvq
Av‡Q †m¸‡jv‡K wPwýZ Kiv Ges i¶Yv‡e¶‡Yi cÖ‡Póv MÖnY Kiv mnR| GmKj w`K
we‡ePbvq eZ©gvb cÖe‡Ü evsjv‡`‡ki wejyß fvlvi cvkvcvwk †mmKj fvlv‡KI wPwýZ
Kiv n‡e †h¸‡jv nvwi‡q hvIqv ev we‡jv‡ci cÖwµqvq Av‡Q| fvlv-we‡jv‡ci cÖwµqv
e¯‘Z fvlvwUi wecbœZvi gvÎv‡KB wb‡`©k K‡i| G‡¶‡Î D‡jøL Kiv cÖ‡qvRb †h fvlv
wecbœZv †Kv‡bv w¯’i Ae¯’v bq, eis fvlv-wecbœZv ej‡Z wecbœ-fvlvwUi Ggb GKwU
Ae¯’v‡K wb‡`©k K‡i hv GKB m‡½ Pjgvb Ges Zv fvlvwUi wewfbœgvwÎK wecbœZv‡K
†evSvq|
2. evsjv‡`‡ki fvlv
evsjv‡`‡ki msL¨vMwiô gvby‡li cÖ_g fvlv evsjv―MYcÖRvZš¿x evsjv‡`‡ki ivóªfvlv
wn‡m‡e evsjvfvlvi i‡q‡Q mvsweavwbK gh©v`v|10 cÖvwZôvwbK wk¶vi ïiæ †_‡KB G
†`‡ki wkïiv Bs‡iRx fvlvi m‡½ cwiwPZ nq cvV¨µ‡gi AšÍfz©³ welq wn‡m‡e|
†mw`K †_‡K Bs‡iRx evsjv‡`‡ki gvby‡li wØZxq fvlv| Z‡e evsjv‡`‡ki msweav‡b
ivóªfvlv evsjvi mvsweavwbK ¯^xK…wZ _vK‡jI †Kv‡bv wØZxq fvlv wKsev evsjv e¨ZxZ
Ab¨‡Kv‡bv ivóªxq `vßwiK fvlvi D‡jøL †bB| wKš‘ ev¯ÍeZv n‡jv cÖvwZôvwbK wk¶vi
Ask wn‡m‡e Bs‡iRx fvlvi PP©v Ges ˆ`bw›`b Rxe‡bi wewfbœ †¶‡Î Bs‡iRx fvlvi
e¨env‡ii Kvi‡Y Bs‡iRx‡K G †`‡ki wØZxq fvlv wn‡m‡e wPwýZ Kiv hvq| wKš‘
258 evsjv‡`k GwkqvwUK †mvmvBwU cwÎKv
wØZxq fvlv wn‡m‡e Bs‡iRx fvlvi †bB †Kv‡bv mvsweavwbK ¯^xK…wZ Avi †mB Kvi‡YB
Bs‡iRx‡K evsjv‡`k iv‡óªi Ô`vßwiK fvlvÕ wn‡m‡e D‡jøL Kiv bv †M‡jI PP©vi w`K
†_‡K Kvh©Z Bs‡iRx evsjv‡`‡ki `vßwiK fvlv| G †`‡k evsjvfvlx evOvwj Rb‡Mvôxi
evB‡i i‡q‡Q cÖvq PwjøkwU Ab¨ b„-‡Mvôx Ges G‡`i g‡a¨ A‡b‡Ki i‡q‡Q c„_K fvlv,
Avevi †Kv‡bv †Kv‡bv b„-†Mvôxi g‡a¨ e¨eüZ fvlv‡K †Kv‡bv fvlvi Av‡iKwU Dcfvlv
wn‡m‡e wPwýZ Kiv hvq| †mw`K †_‡K GmKj b„-†Mvôxi fvlvi msL¨v QvweŸkwU|11
evsjv‡`‡ki GB mKj b„-†Mvôx Ges Zv‡`i e¨eüZ fvlvi msL¨v wb‡q i‡q‡Q
gZv‰bK¨| evsjv‡`‡k evOvwj Ges Ab¨vb¨ b„-†Mvôx QvovI i‡q‡Q wKQz msL¨K wenvix
hv‡`i cÖ_g fvlv Ges wb‡R‡`i g‡a¨ †hvMv‡hv‡Mi fvlv n‡jv D`©y|12 myZivs,
AvqZ‡bi w`K †_‡K evsjv‡`k c„w_exi ey‡K ¶z`ªZi GKwU †`k n‡jI fvlv‰ewPΨ
†`kwU Abb¨| Dr‡mi wePv‡i wewfbœ fvlv-cwiev‡ii fvlv GB †`‡k cÖPwjZ Av‡Q|
mf¨Zvi †h ch©v‡q we‡`k åg‡Y wfmv-cvm‡cvU© jvM‡Zv bv †mB Kv‡j gvbyl Lye
mn‡RB e¨emv-evwY‡R¨i we¯Ívi, ivRmxgv we¯Ívi, ag© cÖPvi I Zx_©¯’vb cwi`k©b, wk¶v
AR©b wewfbœ Kvi‡Y GK †`‡ki mxgvbv †cwi‡q Ab¨ †`‡k ågY Ki‡Z cviZ| Avi
GiB m~‡Î msjMœ fvlv¸‡jvi g‡a¨ Nwbô AvšÍtms‡hv‡Mi d‡j GKwU fvlv Ab¨ fvlvi
Øviv cÖfvweZ n‡q‡Q| GB cÖfv‡ei d‡j †Kv‡bv fvlv cwiewZ©Z n‡Z n‡Z Zvi Drm
†_‡K GZUvB `~‡i m‡i G‡m‡Q †h Zvi Drm wbY©q KivI KwVb n‡q c‡o‡Q| †hgb,
mvuIZvj fvlv Dr‡mi wePv‡i A‡÷ªv GwkqvwUK cwievifz³|13 wKš‘ fviZ
Dcgnv‡`‡ki c~e©v‡ji B‡›`v-Avh© fvlvi m‡½ ms‡hv‡Mi d‡j GB fvlvwU‡Z GZ
†ewk B‡›`v-Avh© kã Xz‡K c‡o‡Q †h mvuIZvj Ges nvRs‡K B‡›`v-BD‡ivcxq cwiev‡ii
fvlv wn‡m‡e we‡ePbv Kiv nq|14 wKš‘ mvuIZvjx fvlvi AvšÍK©vVv‡gv Ges fvwlK-m~Î
Abyhvqx fvlvwU‡K A‡÷ªvGwkqvwUK cwiev‡ii msjMœ wn‡m‡eB wPwýZ Kiv hvq|15
evsjv‡`‡k †gvU PviwU fvlv cwiev‡ii fvlv cÖPwjZ Av‡Q: B‡›`v-BD‡ivcxq fvlv-
cwiev‡ii B‡›`v-Avh© kvLv, A‡÷ªv-GwkqvwUK, `ªvweoxq Ges Pxbv-wZeŸZx cwiev‡ii
wZeŸZx-eg©x kvLv| evsjv‡`k f‚-L‡Ð cÖPwjZ fvlvmg~n‡K Drm Abymv‡i wb‡Pi
ZvwjKvq D‡jøL Kiv n‡jv:
Gvnvwj ivRkvnx
wejyß (wmK`vi,
2011)
gyÛv nvmv`v, †Kiv, ivRkvnx,
jvZvi, bv¸wi w`bvRcyi,
wm‡jU
Pxbv-wZeŸZx wZeŸZx- KzwK-wPb cvsLDqv/ ivOvgvwU
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gªy/ gviæ/ AvbK, †`Š‡cÖs, ev›`ievb
gyiæs/gªys mysgv
Lywg ev›`ievb
Eg ev›`ievb,
ivOvgvwU
wLqvs/ wn‡qv/ ev›`ievb
Av-‡kv
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bvBZzs, dvZzs,
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Kvcvwmqv,
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RqcyinvU,
w`bvRcyi,
cvebv, e¸iv,
h‡kvi, XvKv
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mvK-jyBk PvK cve©Z¨ PÆMÖvg
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evwg©R K·evRvi,
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ev›`ievb
LvMovQwo,
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`ªvweoxq DËi KziæL IivIu/ DivIu iscyi,
`ªvweoxq (mv`wi/ w`bvRcyi,
IivIu †_‡K ¯^Zš¿) VvKziMvuI,
cÂMÖvg
†mŠwiqv ivRkvnx, iscyi
cvnvwiqv/ (eZ©gv‡b wejyß)
cvnvwiqv/
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m~Î: Grierson, 1927;17 Ethnologue, 2013;18 Ges wmK`vi, 2011
262 evsjv‡`k GwkqvwUK †mvmvBwU cwÎKv
Kiv †h‡Z cv‡i| wØZxq ch©v‡q mgmvgwqK Kv‡ji Z_¨-Dr‡m †h fvlv¸‡jvi D‡jøL
†bB †m¸‡jv‡K wPwýZ K‡i gvV ch©v‡q cÖZ¨¶ M‡elYvi gva¨‡g †mB fvlv¸‡jvi
eZ©gvb Ae¯’v, A_©vr, Zvi we‡jvc m¤ú‡K© wbwðZ nIqv †h‡Z cv‡i| eZ©gvb cÖe‡Ü
cÖZ¨¶ M‡elYvi †Kv‡bv my‡hvM †bB e‡j †Kej MÖš’MZ Dr‡mi Ici wbf©i Ki‡Z
n‡q‡Q| G‡¶‡Î D‡jøL Kiv cÖ‡qvRb AvBwik fvlvwe` Ges fvi‡Z wbhy³ weªwUk
miKvwi Kg©KZ©v m¨vi RR© Aveªvnvg wMÖqvim‡bi m¤úv`bvq 1898 mvj †_‡K msM„nxZ
Z_¨-Dcv‡Ëi wfwˇZ 1903 †_‡K 1928 ch©šÍ `xN© cuwPk eQi a‡i cÖYxZ I cÖKvwkZ
n‡q‡Q wj½yBw÷K mv‡f© Ae BwÛqv| Gi c‡i Awef³ fviZ Ges †`kwefvM cieZ©x
cvwK¯Ívb Ges 1971-Gi gyw³hy‡×vËi ¯^vaxb evsjv‡`‡k GiKg mvgwMÖK fvlv-Rwi‡ci
Avi †Kv‡bv D‡`¨vM MÖnY Kiv nqwb| D‡jøL Kiv hvq †h, RvwZms‡Ni BD‡b‡¯‹v cÖYxZ
we‡k¦i fvlv-wecbœZvi ˆe`y¨Zxb gvbwP‡Î (e-map) evsjv‡`‡ki wejyß fvlv wn‡m‡e
†Kv‡bv fvlv‡K wPwýZ Kiv nqwb|22 ZviciI mv¤úªwZK M‡elYvq †h fvlv¸‡jv‡K
B‡Zvg‡a¨B wejyß †NvlYv Kiv n‡q‡Q †Kej †m¸‡jv‡KB eZ©gvb cÖe‡Ü wejyß fvlv
wn‡m‡e D‡jøL Kiv n‡e| G‡¶‡Î D‡jøL¨, wmK`vi (2011) evsjv‡`‡k cÖPwjZ B‡›`v-
BD‡ivcxq fvlv-cwiev‡ii B‡›`v-Avh© kvLvi iv‡Rvqvi Ges A‡÷ªv-GwkqvwUK
cwiev‡ii gvnvwj I `ªvweoxq cwiev‡ii cvnvwoqv ev gvj‡Zv fvlv‡K eZ©gv‡b wejyß
e‡j D‡jøL K‡i‡Qb| G cÖm‡½ Av‡iv D‡jøL Av‡Q †h, gvnvwj, gvj‡Zv (cvnvwiqv) I
iv‡Rvqvi-fvlxiv eZ©gv‡b B‡›`v-BD‡ivcxq mv`wi fvlv e¨envi K‡i|
3.1. evsjv‡`‡k fvlvi wejywß I wecbœZv
fvlv -wecbœZv cÖm‡½ GKwU welq Aek¨ D‡jøL¨ †h, wecbœ fvlv‡Kw›`ªK m‡PZbZv
†Kej †h fvlv¸‡jv B‡Zvg‡a¨B g„Z, wKsev wejyß, wKsev wejyßcÖvq †m¸‡jv‡K wb‡qB
AvewZ©Z n‡e Zv ev¯Íem¤§Z bq Ges Kvg¨I bq| KviY PjwZ kZvãxi g‡a¨ hw`
c„w_exi cÖvq beŸB kZvsk fvlv wejyß n‡q hvq Zvn‡j msL¨vi wePv‡i eZ©gvb c„w_exi
A‡bK cÖfvewe¯Ívix fvlvI Avgiv nvwi‡q †dje| myZivs, wecbœZvi wPÎ Ges Avfvm
wbðqB me fvlvi Rb¨ GK iKg bq| AvšÍR©v‡j (internet) Ave× mgKvjxb
c„w_ex‡Z fvlvi e¨envi I fvwlK †hvMv‡hv‡Mi Ab¨Zg †¶Î n‡jv AvšÍR©vj|
AvšÍR©vwjK †hvMv‡hv‡M fvwlK cÖKvk I Dc¯’vcb m¤¢e n‡q‡Q cÖhyw³i DbœwZ Ges
GKB m‡½ mvaviY gvby‡li cÖhyw³-NwbôZvi Kvi‡Y| AvMvgxi c„w_ex‡Z mv¤ªvR¨ev`x
fvlvi AvMÖvm‡bi ejq †_‡K †mmKj fvlvB wb‡R‡`i ¯^vZš¿¨ wb‡q wU‡K _vK‡e hviv
fvlv‡K AvšÍ©Rv‡ji fvlv wn‡m‡e cÖwZôv w`‡Z cvi‡e| G cÖm‡½ D`vniY wn‡m‡e
evsjvfvlvi K_vB ejv hvq| 2010-Gi wn‡me Abyhvqx evsjv‡`k, fvi‡Zi cwðge½,
Avmvg I wÎcyivq evsjvi ¯^fvlx evBk †KvwU wgwj‡q eZ©gv‡b c„w_ex‡Z evsjvi me©‡gvU
evsjv‡`‡ki wejyß fvlv 265
fvlxi msL¨v cÖvq wZwik †KvwU|23 cÖvq ev‡ivk eQi eqmx evsjv evsjv‡`‡ki ivóªfvlv
I msL¨vMwiô gvby‡li cÖ_g fvlv; fvi‡Zi cwðge‡½i cÖavb fvlv Ges cwðge½
QvovI Av‡iv `ywU iv‡R¨ cÖfvewe¯Ívix fvlv| G fvlvq cÖvq ev‡iv kZvãxKvj a‡i iwPZ
mg„× mvwnZ¨`„‡ó Ges fvlv PP©viBwZnvm ch©v‡jvPbvq evsjv‡K c„w_exi Ab¨Zg
cÖwZwôZ Ges weKwkZ fvlv wn‡m‡e wPwýZ Kiv hvq| GKB m‡½ fvwlK mvg‡_©¨i w`K
†_‡KI evsjv DbœZ fvlv wn‡m‡e AvR ¯^cÖwZwôZ| GiKg cwiw¯’wZ‡Z evsjvi fvlvi
eZ©gvb Ae¯’v ch©v‡jvPbvq GKwU welq cÖvqk:B Av‡jvwPZ nq- Bs‡iwR fvlvi
A_©‰bwZK Zvrch© I mvgvwRK Avwac‡Z¨ evsjvi Ôfvlv`~lYÕ Ges Gi †_‡K evsjv
fvlvi fwel¨r wecbœZvi AbyKíbI j¶¨ Kiv hvq| G cÖm‡½ GKwU K_v wbtm‡›`‡nB
ejv hvq †h AvšÍR©vwjK cÖKv‡k evsjvi w¯’wZ Ges evsjvfvlvi AvšÍR©vwjK cÖKvkMZ
mvg‡_©¨i cÖvhyw³K Dbœqb wbwðZ Kiv †M‡j AvMvgx GK‡kv eQ‡i c„w_exi nvwi‡q
hvIqv fvlv‡`i ZvwjKvq Avgv‡`i AšÍZ evsjvfvlv‡K †`L‡Z n‡e bv| myZivs, GKwU
welq ¯úó †h evsjv‡`‡ki Ab¨vb¨ AcÖavb fvlv¸‡jvi wecbœZvi Zyjbvq evsjv wecbœ-
fvlv bq| wKš‘ †h fvlv¸‡jvi fvlxi msL¨v µgk wbgœMvgx, Ges fvwlK mvg_©¨ I
mvwnwZ¨K HwZn¨ Ges GKB m‡½ wbR¯^ wjLbixwZ‡Z Dc¯’vc‡bi mvg‡_©¨i w`K †_‡K
`ye©j †m fvlv¸‡jv‡KB wecbœ wn‡m‡e msÁvwqZ Kiv hvq| wecbœZvi gvb`‡Ð †h
fvlv¸‡jvi Ae¯’vb me©wb‡gœ, wbtm‡›`‡n †mB fvlv¸‡jvB Av‡M nvwi‡q hv‡e| †h
Ae¯’v¸‡jvi wfwˇZ GKwU fvlvi wecbœZvi ¯Íi wba©viY Kiv hvq †m¸‡jv n‡Z cv‡i
cÖ_gZ, fvlvwUi AvšÍR©vwZKZv, A_©vr, wewfbœ †`‡k cÖPwjZ wKbv; wØZxqZ,
†hvMv‡hvMxq mvg_©¨, A_©vr, †hvMv‡hv‡Mi m¤¢ve¨ mKj †¶‡Î fvlvwUi fvwlK cÖKv‡ki
mvg_©¨; Z…ZxqZ, wk¶vi gva¨g wn‡m‡e e¨eüZ nq wKbv; e¨envi-w¯’wZ, A_©vr, cÖwZwU
cÖR‡b¥i mK‡jB fvlvwU‡Z †gŠwLK †hvMv‡hvM K‡i _v‡K wKbv; PZz_©Z, wkï-cÖRb¥
fvlvwU e¨envi K‡i bv wK Ab¨ †Kv‡bv fvlvq K_v e‡j; cÂgZ, fvlvwUi e¨enviKvix
†Kej e‡qv‡R¨ôiv wKbv hviv msL¨vq wbZvšÍB Aí; Ges lôZ, fvlvwUi Aw¯ÍZ¡ †KejB
HwZnvwmK mZ¨ wKbv Ges †Kej we‡kl cÖ‡qvRb I cwi‡e‡k fvlvwUi cÖZxKx e¨envi
i‡q‡Q wKbv| e¯‘Z GmKj we‡ePbvq GKwU fvlvi wecbœZv Ges fvlvwU Avï wejyß
n‡Z P‡j‡Q wKbv Zv wba©viY Kiv qvq| D‡jøL¨, G_‡bvjM (2013) `kwU gvb`‡Ði
wfwˇZ fvlvi wecbœZvi ¯Íi wba©viY K‡i‡Q| Ab¨w`‡K BD‡b‡¯‹v fvlvi wecbœZvi
QqwU ¯Íi wba©viY K‡i‡Q, K. msKvUcbœ (vulnarable); L. wecbœ (definitely
endangered); M. AwZ wecbœ (severly endangered); N. Pig wecbœ (critically
endangered); O. wejyß (extinct); Ges P. cybiæ×viK…Z (revitalised)|24
myZivs, †`Lv hv‡”Q †h fvlv¸‡jv Dc‡i DwjøwLZ wecbœZv gvÎvi PZz_©, A_©vr, ÔPig
wecbœÕ ¯Í‡i Av‡Q †mB fvlv¸‡jvB Avï wejyß n‡Z P‡j‡Q| G ch©v‡q evsjv‡`‡ki
266 evsjv‡`k GwkqvwUK †mvmvBwU cwÎKv
wecbœ-fvlv wPwýZKi‡Y †Kej fvlxmsL¨v Ges wbR¯^ wjLbixwZi e¨envi‡K wfwË K‡i
wb‡Pi QKwU cÖYqb Kiv n‡q‡Q; KviY wecbœZvi mKj gvb`‡Ði wfwˇZ evsjv‡`‡ki
wecbœ-fvlv¸‡jv‡K eY©bv Kivi Rb¨ cÖZ¨¶ DcvË (empirical data) cÖ‡qvRb hv
eZ©gvb cÖe‡Üi cwim‡i m¤¢e bq|
fvlx-msL¨v
fvlv
wmK`vi G_‡bv‡jvM wjwc wecbœZvi ¯Íi gšÍe¨
(2011) (2013)
iv‡Rvqvi ― Anwgqv wejyß
weòzwcÖqv 40,000 †bB wk¶vi gva¨g weKvkgvb
wn‡m‡e e¨eüZ
Anwgqv ― †bB wb‡R‡`i g‡a¨ eûj
e¨eüZ
PvKgv 1,50,000 gb&-L‡gi e„nËi weKvkgvb
2,52,986 †hvMv‡hv‡Mi
gva¨g
nvRs 11,477 8,000 †bB msKUvcbœ weKvkgvb
mv`wi 5987 ? 1,66,000 †bB msKUvcbœ weKvkgvb
Lvwm 13,412 b~¨bZg †bB Pig wecbœ Pig-wecbœ
wj½vg ― 1,000 †bB Ab¨ fvlvq (wj½vg fvlv‡K
miY N‡U‡Q Lvwmi GKwU Dcfvlv
g‡b Kiv nq)
c&bvi ― 4,000 jvwZb msKUvcbœ wb‡R‡`i g‡a¨ eûj
e¨eüZ
ˆRwšÍqv ― 16,000 †bB msKUvcbœ
mvuIZvwj 202744 2,25000 evsjv / wk¶vi gva¨g weKvkgvb
†ivgvb wn‡m‡e e¨eüZ
†Kvj 1,660 †bB msKUvcbœ wb‡R‡`i g‡a¨ eûj
e¨eüZ
Gvnvwj †bB wejyß
(wmK`vi,2011)
gyÐvwi/ gyÐv 2,112 2,500 †bB msKUvcbœ wb‡R‡`i g‡a¨ eûj
e¨eüZ
cvsLIqv 3,227 3,200 †bB / msKUvcbœ
†ivgvb
wg‡hv/ 662 250 †bB Pig-wecbœ
evsjv‡`‡ki wejyß fvlv 267
jymvB
ˆg‡Zwq ― 15,000 Anwgqv / msKUvcbœ weKvkgvb
†ivgvb
†¤ªv 22,178 30,000 †bB/ msKUvcbœ weKvkgvb
†ivgvb
Lywg 1,241 10,000 †bB msKUvcbœ wb‡R‡`i g‡a¨ eûj
e¨eüZ
eg 6,978 2,090 †bB msKUvcbœ weKvkgvb
wn‡qv 2345 ― †bB msKUvcbœ weKvkgvb
D‡kvB ― 22,400 †bB msKUvcbœ weKvkgvb
wUciv ― 50,000 †bB msKUvcbœ wb‡R‡`i g‡a¨ eûj
e¨eüZ
†gMvg ― 6,870 †bB msKUvcbœ wb‡R‡`i g‡a¨ eûj
e¨eüZ
wiqvs ― 500 †bB Pig-wecbœ miY ch©v‡q i‡q‡Q
gvw›` 68,210 1,20,000 †ivgvb msKUvcbœ
†KvP ― 6,000 †bB msKUvcbœ
cvÎ/jvjs 2,033 †bB msKUvcbœ
cvwjqv ― †bB msKUvcbœ
ivReskx 5,444/ †bB msKUvcbœ
20,000
(?)
†iswgZ&mv 30 (Alo, 2015) †bB cybiæ×viK…Z
mvK 2,000 3,000 †bB Pig-wecbœ
Vvi 40,000 †bB msKUvcbœ
gvigv 1,50,000 ewg© / †bB (e„nËi weKvkgvb
gb&-L‡gi †hvMv‡hv‡Mi
gva¨g)
ivLvBb 2,00,000 (e„nËi weKvkgvb
†hvMv‡hv‡Mi
gva¨g)
KziæL 85,000 50,000 †bB Pig-wecbœ
cvnvwiqv 1,853 7,000 †bB wejyß (wmK`vi,
(gvj‡Zv) 2011)
j¶Yxq Dc‡ii Q‡K †Kej †h fvlv¸‡jvi we‡jvc m¤úwK©Z Z_¨ cvIqv †M‡Q †Kej
†m¸‡jv‡KB wejyß wn‡m‡e D‡jøL Kiv n‡q‡Q| G_‡bvjM Ges BD‡b‡¯‹v cÖ`Ë
wecbœZvi KvVv‡gvi Abymv‡i Ab¨vb¨ fvlv‡K wecbœZvi wewfbœ ¯Í‡i †`Lv‡bv n‡q‡Q|
268 evsjv‡`k GwkqvwUK †mvmvBwU cwÎKv
Giv emevm K‡i Ges evsjv‡`‡ki iv‡Rvqvi‡`i fvlv evsjv,27 A_ev mv`wi|28
myZivs, ejv †h‡Z cv‡i †h, iv‡Rvqvi-fvlx‡`i evsjv Ges mv`wi fvlvq miY N‡U‡Q|
gvnvwj (Mahle/ Mahili/ Mahali)
wMÖqvimb gvnvwj‡K A‡÷ªv-GwkqvwUK cwiev‡ii gyÐvwi kvLvi fvlv gvnvwj Ges GwU
mvuIZvj fvlvi GKwU JcfvwlK ˆewPΨ wn‡m‡e wb‡`©k K‡i‡Qb|29 wmK`vi (2011)
gvnvwj fvlv‡K `ªvweoxq cwiev‡ii fvlv wn‡m‡e †kÖYxfz³ K‡i‡Qb| Zvui g‡Z gvnvwj
fvlv wejyß Ges eZ©gv‡b G fvlvi fvlxiv B‡›`v-BD‡ivcxq mv`wi fvlv e¨envi K‡i|
Z‡e wmK`vi (2011) Qvov Ab¨vb¨ Z_¨-Dr‡m wMÖqvimb (1906) Abymv‡i evmy30 Ges
†Kv‡j31 gvnvwj fvlv‡K A‡÷ªv-GwkqvwUK cwiev‡ii gyÐvwi kvLvi fvlv wn‡m‡e D‡jøL
K‡i‡Qb| wMÖqvimb cwðge‡½i exif~g, mvuIZvj ciMbv, gvbf~g I gqyifćK
gvnvwji fvlv AÂj wn‡m‡e wb‡`©k K‡i‡Qb| GQvovI G_‡bvjM (2013) Abymv‡i
evsjv‡`‡ki DËie‡½i ivRkvnx A‡j gvnvwjfvlx i‡q‡Q| myZivs, gvnvwj fvlvi
wejywßi wel‡q wfbœ gZ i‡q‡Q e‡j †Kej MÖš’MZ Dcv‡Ëi wfwˇZ gvnvwj fvlv wejyß
wKbv †m wel‡q my¯úó gšÍe¨ Kiv m¤¢e bq|
gvj‡Zv (Malto)
wMÖqvimb (1906) m¤úvw`Z wj½yBw÷K mv‡f© Ad BwÛqvi PZz_© L‡Ð cwðge‡½i
mvuIZvj ciMbvi ivRgnj cvnvo AÂj, ûMwj, w`bvRcyi, `vwR©wjs, fvMjcyi, gvj`v
Ges evOvwj I wenvwi Aay¨wlZ GjvKvmg~n‡K gvj‡Zvi fvlv AÂj wn‡m‡e D‡jøL Kiv
n‡q‡Q| 32 j¶Yxq, GLv‡b ZrKvjxb c~e©evsjvi †Kv‡bv AÂj wb‡`©k Kiv nqwb|
myZivs a‡i †bqv hvq, wMÖqvim‡bi fvlvRwic Abymv‡i evsjv‡`‡k †Kv‡bv gvj‡Zvfvlx
wQj bv| GKB m‡½ 1890 mv‡j fvi‡Z cwiPvwjZ Rbïgvwi‡Z gvj‡Zvi †Kv‡bv
fvlxmsL¨v wb‡`©k Kiv nqwb e‡jI wZwb D‡jøL K‡ib| Z‡e gvj‡Zv fvlv m¤ú‡K©
wMÖqvimb e‡jb, æ...turned out to be a corrupt Bengali”|33 wMÖqvim‡bi G gšÍe¨
wbtm‡›`‡nB gvj‡Zv fvlvi evsjvq fvlvZvwË¡K miY (shift) m¤ú‡K© Av‡jvKcvZ
K‡i| m¨vb‡dvW© Rvbv‡”Qb, wenv‡ii ivRgnj cvnvo QvovI cwðge½, Dwol¨v Ges
wÎcyivi wbw`©ó wKQz A‡j gvj‡Zv-fvlxiv i‡q‡Q|34 G †¶‡ÎI j¶Yxq welq n‡jv,
evsjv‡`‡k gvj‡Zv fvlvi fvlx i‡q‡Q wKbv †m m¤úwK©Z †Kv‡bv Z‡_¨i D‡jøL †bB|
gvj‡Zv fvlvi `ywU JcfvwlK ˆewP‡Î¨i K_v Rvbv hvq, Z‡e, wmK`vi (2011)
gvj‡Zv fvlxiv eZ©gv‡b mv`wi fvlv fvlv e¨envi K‡i e‡j D‡jøL K‡i‡Qb|
4.
270 evsjv‡`k GwkqvwUK †mvmvBwU cwÎKv
evsjv‡`‡ki wejyß fvlvmg~n m¤úwK©Z eZ©gvb M‡elYvq wZbwU fvlv: iv‡Rvqvi, gvnvwj
I gvj‡Zv‡K wejyß wn‡m‡e wPwýZ Ki‡jI wb‡`©wkZ Z_¨-Dr‡mi Av‡jv‡K iv‡Rvqvi
fvlv‡K †Kv‡bv ¯^Zš¿ fvlv wn‡m‡e wPwýZ Kiv hvq bv| †mw`K †_‡K evsjv‡`‡ki
wejyß fvlv wn‡m‡e `ywU fvlv‡K wPwýZ Kiv hvq: gvnvwj I gvj‡Zv| evsjv‡`‡ki wejyß
Ges wejyßcÖvq fvlvi Ae¯’v ch©v‡jvPbvq †`Lv hvq †h fvlv¸‡jv‡K †Kv‡bv GKwU
Dr‡m nqZ wejyß wn‡m‡e †NvlYv Kiv n‡q‡Q, Avevi Ab¨ †Kv‡bv Dr‡m Zv‡K
wecbœZvi Ab¨ GKwU ¯Í‡i †`Lv‡bv n‡q‡Q| GQvov evsjv‡`‡k †gvU KZwU fvlv i‡q‡Q
Ges cÖwZwU fvlxi msL¨v‡Kw›`ªK weåvwšÍ GKwU Ab¨Zg mxgve×Zv evsjv‡`‡ki fvlv
wecbœZv ch©v‡jvPbvq| GiKg GKwU Ae¯’vq `vuwo‡q evsjv‡`‡ki wejyß I wejyßcÖvq
fvlv¸‡jvi wPwýZKi‡Y evsjv‡`‡ki mKj fvlvi mvgwMÖK msL¨vZvwË¡K DcvË
cÖ‡qvRb| Avi Gi Rb¨ cÖ‡qvRb mvgwMÖK I mvgš^wqK fvlvRwic| G fvlvRwi‡ci
gva¨‡g AcÖavb fvlv¸‡jv hv‡Z nvwi‡q bv hvq Zvi Rb¨ fvlv¸‡jvi wecbœZvi gvÎv
Abyhvqx Kvh©µg MÖnY Kiv cÖ‡qvRb| †hgb †hB fvlvwU wejyß n‡q †M‡Q †mB
fvlvwU‡K cybM©Vb c×wZ‡Z HwZnvwmK I Zzjbvg~jK fvlv‰eÁvwbK M‡elYvi gva¨‡g
cybiæ×vi Kiv †h‡Z cv‡i| Ab¨w`‡K, †h fvlvwU wejyßcÖvq Zv‡K evuwP‡q ivLvi Rb¨
cÖ‡qvRbxq e¨e¯’v MÖnY Ki‡Z n‡e| G‡¶‡Î fvlvwUi wjwc bv _vK‡j wjwci cÖYqb
K‡i †jvKmvwnZ¨ wjwce× Kivi gva¨‡g fvlvwUi wjwce× iƒc wbg©v‡Yi cÖ‡Póv †bIqv
†h‡Z cv‡i| cieZ©x ch©v‡q AšÍZ wkï‡`i‡K gvZ…fvlvq wk¶v`v‡bi Rb¨ cvV¨cy¯ÍK
cÖYqb K‡i cvV`v‡bi e¨e¯’v Ki‡Z n‡e| GQvov Ab¨ fvlvi mvwnZ¨ IB fvlvwU‡Z
Abyev‡`i gva¨‡g fvlvwUi fvwlK mvg_©¨ ev fvlvZvwË¡K mg„w× Avbqb m¤¢e n‡e| wKš‘
GmKj Kvh©µg †Kv‡bv GKK e¨w³i c‡¶ m¤¢e bq| Gi Rb¨ cÖ‡qvRb hy‡Mvc‡hvMx I
mvgwMÖK fvlvcwiKíbv hv GKBmv‡_ fvlv¸‡jvi Ae¯’vb I Aeqe cwiKíbv m¤ú‡K©
w`Kwb‡`©kbv †`‡e|
Z_¨wb‡`©k
1 Mohammad Shaheed Hossain Chowdhury & Masao Koike & Shigeyuki, Critical
Analysis of the Forest Policy of Bangladesh: Highlights on Conservation and
People’s Participation, Forest Conservation in Protected Areas of Bangladesh ed.
by Mohammad Shaheed Hossain Chowdhury, (Springer 2014), p. 46
2 David Bradley & Maya Bradley, Introduction, Language Endangerment and
Language Maintenance, (Routledge Curzon 2002), p. xi
3 K David Harrison, When Languages Die, (Oxford University Press 2007), p. 5
evsjv‡`‡ki wejyß fvlv 271
28 wmK`vi, 2011
29 Grierson, G. A., Linguistic Survey of India. Volume iv. (Calcutta: Superintendent
of Government Printing, 1906), pp. 74, 77
30 Sajal Basu, Jharkhand Movement: ethnicity and culture of silence. (The University
of Michigan 1994) p. 20
31 Swapan Kumar Kolay, Ecology, Economy and Tribal Development. (Mohit
Publications 2002) p. 45
32 Grierson, G. A., Linguistic Survey of India. Vol. iv. (Calcutta: Superintendent of
Government Printing, 1906), p. 446
33 Grierson, 1906|
34 Rosenblatt Lois & Stanford B. Steever, The Dravidian Languages, (Routledge 2015),
p. 359