यसपालिको गफगाफ हाम्रो 'मनको भाषा' सँग हाम्रो सम्बन्धबारे। एउटा समुदायको भाषा मासिदै जाँदा सो समुदायको पहिचान मात्रै नभई तिनको इतिहाससँगको सम्बन्ध पनि हराउदै जान्छ। आफ्नो मातृभाषा दुङ्गमालीलाई संरक्षण गर्ने प्रयासहरुबारे शोधकर्ता कैलाश राईसँगको कुराकानी यो एपिसोडमा सुन्नु होला। नेपालमा बोलिने विभिन्न भाषाहरू कसरी लोप हुन्छन्/ लोप हुँदै छन् र त्यसले ती समुदायका व्यक्तिहरुलाई पर्ने असरबारे कैलाश राईसँग रिपोर्टर सेवा भट्टराईले गर्नु भएको कुराकानी यस एपिसोडमा।

How is a community's history, culture and identity linked to their language? And how do people process and come to terms with feeling uprooted when their language slowly starts dying. Journalist Sewa Bhattarai talks to researcher and editor Kailash Rai about her changing relationship with her mother tongue Dungmali, Nepali language and the Nepali state. Dungmali is one of the 123 languages spoken in Nepal. The last census listed Dungmali as an endangered language since it is now only spoken by about 6000 people, mostly Kiratis in different areas of Bhojpur district in eastern Nepal.

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Credit:Reported by Sewa Bhattarai.Sewa is a bilingual journalist based in Nepal, working in radio and print media. Her main reporting focus is gender issues, and her other interests are arts and literature, environment, and rural Nepal. Follow Sewa on Twitter: @sewa_ditee

Edited by Sikuma Rhiannon Rai

Illustrations by Stuti SharmaFollow Stuti’s work on Instagram: @zealteal

Music by Flekke

Dong Pung Pada - Dungmali song from the Facebook page Hamro - Sanodummahttps://www.facebook.com/SanodummaBhojpur/posts/1615243225252866

'Hati Haina, Dati Ladne' by Ganesh Rashik and Friends

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