BTW who defines what it means for a language to die? What constitutes death of a language? If people still learn and the language is taught and used in specific instances of daily life is it dead? What does it mean really? Before one says what it means for a language to die, we should kinda refrains from using that term. It is interesting how the guest believe in a multi language formula. I think India should have a 4 language formula especially given the migrations that are happening. The North should be required to learn at least one south-Indian language. Mother tongue, Sanskrit, Hindi and a South Indian Language. You chan chose to learn Foreign language if you like but That should be later on your own time. I do not like the idea that we cannot communicate among ourselves and need to use a foreign common language to communicate with each other. As for Sanskrit, I formally studied sanskrit for 5 years and have been tutored by an Expert at it. It is a must. It is the root of most Indian languages. Especially all Languages have this notion of Tat Sama and Tat Bhava, meaning equivalent and substitutable and originating from as a root. The substitutability of Sanskrit for any word in the local tongue is important here. It is considered as an equivalent of the native word and most people would have heard it in their own languages. So it makes it easier to learn other Indian languages. Paniniyan grammar must be made a must for people studying Computer Science....
Thank you for the lengthy comment. A 4 language system is a very interesting idea. In that case, all of the Indian youth would be polyglots after graduating school. :)
@@theinkwellpod most metropolitan cities you already grow up hearing multiple languages. As an example, I can speak and read a bit of telugu. My mother tongue is Tamil, I know Kannada very well as I grew up in Karnataka. Learnt Kannada at school. English at school. Can understand most Malayalam as it is a mix of Tamil and Sanskrit. Learned 5 years of Sanskrit. In India it is really not difficult. I learnt Hindi for 8 years in school. You can also layer language instruction through out schooling of nearly 12 years. It needs good planning and a reasonable curriculum. I understand a bit of Urdu as well. As a result ok knowing Hindi and Sanskrit, it exposes most North Indian languages int a territory of familiarity. One need not be a linguistic expert, getting functional and developing appreciation should be the goal. My only regret was not learning French and Japanese when presented the opportunity. How did I learn telugu? Friends and movies….
Genetically we may not be, but culturally and linguistically Lithuanians and North Indians most certainly are albeit distant but relatives.
I am intrigued by Sri Acharyaji's claim that Kannada is closer to Tamil than Malayalam
Hi! Have you heard of any other theories?
Similarities between Indo-Iranian and Finno ugric deep dive would be cool to see, hardly any content on it
i like the polyglot method of learning
How do you learn languages? :)
@@theinkwellpod everything everywhere all at once
All I can think of is Eurasian/Yamnaya Steppe, while listening to language.
While listening to which language? :)
@@theinkwellpod Sanskrit and other Indo-Iranian or Indo-European languages with similar word origins/etymology
BTW who defines what it means for a language to die? What constitutes death of a language? If people still learn and the language is taught and used in specific instances of daily life is it dead? What does it mean really? Before one says what it means for a language to die, we should kinda refrains from using that term.
It is interesting how the guest believe in a multi language formula. I think India should have a 4 language formula especially given the migrations that are happening. The North should be required to learn at least one south-Indian language. Mother tongue, Sanskrit, Hindi and a South Indian Language. You chan chose to learn Foreign language if you like but That should be later on your own time. I do not like the idea that we cannot communicate among ourselves and need to use a foreign common language to communicate with each other.
As for Sanskrit, I formally studied sanskrit for 5 years and have been tutored by an Expert at it. It is a must. It is the root of most Indian languages. Especially all Languages have this notion of Tat Sama and Tat Bhava, meaning equivalent and substitutable and originating from as a root. The substitutability of Sanskrit for any word in the local tongue is important here. It is considered as an equivalent of the native word and most people would have heard it in their own languages. So it makes it easier to learn other Indian languages.
Paniniyan grammar must be made a must for people studying Computer Science....
Exactly my thoughts👍
Thank you for the lengthy comment. A 4 language system is a very interesting idea. In that case, all of the Indian youth would be polyglots after graduating school. :)
@@theinkwellpod most metropolitan cities you already grow up hearing multiple languages. As an example, I can speak and read a bit of telugu. My mother tongue is Tamil, I know Kannada very well as I grew up in Karnataka. Learnt Kannada at school. English at school. Can understand most Malayalam as it is a mix of Tamil and Sanskrit. Learned 5 years of Sanskrit. In India it is really not difficult. I learnt Hindi for 8 years in school. You can also layer language instruction through out schooling of nearly 12 years. It needs good planning and a reasonable curriculum. I understand a bit of Urdu as well. As a result ok knowing Hindi and Sanskrit, it exposes most North Indian languages int a territory of familiarity. One need not be a linguistic expert, getting functional and developing appreciation should be the goal. My only regret was not learning French and Japanese when presented the opportunity.
How did I learn telugu? Friends and movies….
His english is not that great and its very weird