Author: Ms Papiya Chakma
DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.70798/Bijmrd/03010001
Abstract: The research paper aims to analyze the Sociolinguistic Identity of the Chakma Community in North Tripura. The Chakma language belongs to the Indo-Aryan Language family of India. Languages epitomize identities and are used to indicate identities by those who speak the language. Like other ethnic groups Chakmas have their distinct languages or dialects, which serve as a marker of their aesthetical inheritance and group association. Language serves as a source of honor and unity within an ethnic clique, providing a means to nurture and pass on cultural heritage across future generations. It permits particulars to manifest their exceptional ethnic identity and encourage a sense of belonging. Chakma language is spoken mostly in Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh, Tripura, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and West Bengal of India and in several parts of Burma. However, the focus of the paper is on the Sociolinguistic Identity of Chakma community residing in North Tripura. According to the census report of 2011 the total population of Chakma community in India was 2, 28,281 persons and in Tripura was 79,813. This paper is an endeavor to represent the glance of their de-emphasizing and agonizing qualms in Tripura. The study reveals the connection between language credence and community customs, as well as the consequences of language affairs on social identity and language conservation. The persuasion of the indigenous speakers towards the language will also be evaluated. The current research is based on fieldwork executed in North Tripura district of Tripura, India.
Keywords: Sociolinguistic, Chakma, Tripura, identity, ethnic community.
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