Case Declensions in Khortha (Malda Variety)

  • Rusa Bhowmik
Keywords: Khortha, variety, Malda, Case, Indo-Aryan Language, South Asian Language, Case syncretism, Case declensions, Non-Nominative subject construction, genitive marking.

Abstract

Khortha (also known as Khotta) is a language found in different regions of Jharkhand and scattered in parts of West Bengal. Khortha does not have any standard variety as of now [Bhowmik, 2018, p. 322]. Khortha is recognised as one of the varieties of Hindi according to Census [2011]. The fieldwork was conducted in a village named Bhajjana in Harischandrapur, Malda. The focus of this paper is based on the language structure especially the case declensions and case markings including the non-nominative subject construction. Khortha has certain features as a result of undergoing through several morphological changes like other South Asian languages which has been discussed thoroughly in this paper.

 

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Published
2020-08-27
How to Cite
Bhowmik, R. (2020). Case Declensions in Khortha (Malda Variety). International Bilingual Journal of Culture, Anthropology and Linguistics, 1(2-3), 75-84. Retrieved from https://indianadibasi.com/journal/index.php/ibjcal/article/view/12
Issue
Vol 1 No 2-3 (2019): International Bilingual Journal of Culture, Anthropology and Linguistics
Section
Research Articles

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