Abstract
The article, based on field data collected by the authors, analyzes the modern sociolinguistic situation of the Sora language (South Munda languages, Odisha, India) in various religious communities. The religious communities such as Baptists, Catholics, Vishwa-Hindus, Animists, Mattar Banom and Alekh are analyzed. The data on the use of various languages in the religious practices of these communities is considered, accompanied by rich illustrative material. According to the findings of the authors, the preservation of Sora is most successful in the Baptist and Mattar Banom communities.
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Articles in the same Issue
- Frontmatter
- Articles
- The relator noun construction in Assamese
- Cape Town Gujarati and its relation to Gujarati dialectology: A study of retroflex boosting
- Predicate derivations in Thulung
- Religion and language preservation: the case of Sora
- Sanskritization in Pāli
- Book Reviews
- Philippe Swennen: Démons iraniens: Actes du colloque international organisé à l’Université de Liège les 5 et 6 février 2009 à l’occasion des 65 ans de Jean Kellens
- Natalia Chalisova, Natalia Aleksandrova & Maksim Rusanov: Ya evaṃ veda … Kto tak znaet … Pamjati Vladimira Nikolaeviča Romanova
- Khochung Okhup Aimol: Aimol Dictionary (Aimual Chongriabuk). Aimol – English Dictionary
- Obituary
- In memoriam Johanna Narten (1930–2019)