This document discusses the status of the Kudmali language and the Kudmi community. Kudmali is the mother tongue of the Kudmi tribal community found across eastern India and neighboring countries. The objectives are to understand the current status of Kudmali and efforts to promote it. Census data from 2011 shows over 300,000 Kudmali speakers in India, mainly in Odisha, West Bengal, and Assam. Student enrollment data for Kudmali courses from 2015-2020 is also presented. The discussion notes that Kudmali is at risk of becoming a minority language and more efforts are needed to develop textbooks and introduce it in schools to promote the language. Various stakeholders including government agencies

1. Mr. Bheem Pad Mahato
Dr. Nitai Chandra Mahato
National Seminar on issuse and challenges in minority Language Education,
23-25 Dec 2020, NCERT, NERIE

2. INTRODUCTION
• Kudmali is a mother tongue of Kudmi kabila community in
east india. This community is found in major part of
and differnt region of West Bangol, Odisa,
Assam, Tripura, Chhatisgarh etc. out of nation
kudmali speaker are also found in Bangladesh, Nepal
and Morisos.
• Basically this language is belong to a category of
particular cast (KUDMI).

3. Objective
• To Know the Present status of Kudmali language and Kudmi
Community.
• To aware all the stakeholder to promte their language
• To analyse the status of Kudmali language speaker with the
on record and physical status.
• To develop and promote the kudmali through primary to
higher education.
• To discuss the role of various agencies in the development
of kudmali and other regional or tribal language

4. Methodology
Present study based on the
• Primary
• Seconday data

5. Result and Discussion

6. Kurmali thar (006345) census 2011
Bihar 103
West Bangal 218226
ASSAM 1919
ODISHA 90052
CHATTISGARH 9
OTHER 823
TOTAL 311175

7. KUDMALI STUDENT REPORT from 2015 - 2020
PG from all University of Jharkhand :
Name of University Pass Out Present
1 KU, Chaibasa, E. Singbhum (Jharkhand) 128 56
2 RU, Ranchi (Jharkhand) 108 33
3 DSPMU, Ranchi (Jharkhand) 54 86
4 Marwari College, Ranchi (Jharkhand) 00 05
Total 290 180
Over all Student in PG Level = 470

8. BA from all university of India in Kudmali

9. Status of student in other level

10. Status of Kudmali speaker in india & outside
• Odisha 48 Lakh
• West Bengal 60 Lakh
• Assam 65 Lakh
• Bangla Desh (2015) 60 thousand
• Nepal 22 thousand
• Total 264.82 Lakh

11. • Kudmali language is going to be minority language in
the central region of this language.
• Not only Kudmi Many communities are accepting other
language as their mother tongue.
• Kudmali is a mother tongue of Kudmi community as
well as the other community Mother's tongue also in
mass populated area of Kudmi community.

12. • Introduce the kudmali language as a medium of
instruction in mass population of kudmali speaking
region. All the stakeholder of kudmali language should
come forward to develop the textbooks from pre-primary
to higher education.
• These language should be the part of departmental
examination of state, central and semi goverment
employee of the particular region.
• NCERT ans SCERT should provide proper training to the
teacher to develop textbooks.
• State and central agencies should take the accountability.

13. Thanks
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