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People are concerned about endangered languages today. Unfortunately, exploratory fieldwork in linguistics has not been undertaken in India,” he said.CIIL director Prof.
DG Rao feared that all Indian languages could become extinct. “The government needs to provide economic, political and social support to communities to help preserve native tongues,” he said.Former professor at Jawaharlal Nehru University Anvita Abbi remarked that February 21 was observed as International Mother Language Day. “Languages that were prevalent during the Indus Valley Civilisation, and the Vedic period continue to be spoken in forests of India. Austin further added that efforts needed to be made to save languages lest they be lost to posterity..