Itanagar, Dec 13: The Arunachal Pradesh government is giving importance to the indigenous languages of the state and they have been working to develop scripts of various indigenous languages of the state so that children are taught their mother tongues and they always remain connected to their roots.
Talking to media persons, Arunachal Pradesh CM Pema Khandu urged the youths of Monpa and Khampti communities, who have their own scripts to learn those.
Khandu said Monpas and Khamptis, both Buddhist communities of Mahayana and Hinayana sects respectively, have their own scripts.
While Monpas lives in Tawang and West Kameng districts in western Arunachal Pradesh, Khamptis reside in Namsai districts in eastern part of the state adjoining upper Assam.
“The Arunachal Pradesh government is committed to preserving the cultures and languages of all the indigenous communities of the state,” Khandu stated.
He further added, “Khamptis and Monpas are lucky to have their own scripts, which are now being taught in schools. We are working with community-based organisations to develop scripts, if possible, for the remaining communities or use the Roman script to teach indigenous languages to our children so that they always remain connected to our roots.”
