Dialectical

Language of the islanders in Southasia: Part 2
Languages spoken in the islands of the Maldives, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh demonstrate language contact and convergence, and offer insights into the histories, cultures and linguistic diversity of the region.
Abhishek Avtans | Jul 03, 2023

Languages of the islanders in Southasia: Part 1
Linguistic diversity and study of endangered languages in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in Southasia can help our understanding of human history, cognition and the natural world
Abhishek Avtans | Apr 14, 2023


The holy grail of language preservation
Bible translations in Southasia.
Abhishek Avtans | Jul 06, 2022

Sign languages matter
National and endangered sign languages of Southasia.
Abhishek Avtans | Nov 08, 2021

Shaking the melting pot
The role of contact languages in multilingual milieux.
Abhishek Avtans | Aug 24, 2021

It takes a village to save a language
Pidgins, creoles and mixed languages of Southasia.
Abhishek Avtans | Jul 13, 2021


Translating a pandemic
The impact of COVID-19 terminology on Southasian languages.