Northern Zone
About the Northern Zone
Documentation efforts within the Northern Zone focus on 16 endangered languages spoken across Chandigarh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, and Uttarakhand. SPPEL academicians are coordinating with the Principal Investigators and Junior Resource Persons working under the Principal Investigators for the documentations of endangered languages spoken in this area.
The region spans vast geographic and cultural diversity — from the cold deserts of Ladakh and the Spiti valley, to the foothills of the Himalayas and the fertile plains of Uttar Pradesh. Each language in this zone carries a unique worldview, oral tradition, and cultural heritage that is at risk of disappearing.
Documenting the Northern Linguistic Diversity
The Northern Zone encompasses states and union territories with diverse and critical ethnolinguistic communities. Our dedicated research teams work closely with native speakers to document, archive, and revitalize languages that form an essential part of the region's cultural heritage.
- Comprehensive fieldwork and data collection
- Development of bilingual dictionaries and grammars
- Digital archiving in Bhasha Sanchika
States and Languages Documented
25 endangered languages documented across 4 states and union territories.
Himachal Pradesh
Western Himalayas
Jammu and Kashmir
Kashmir valley & Ladakh
Uttar Pradesh
Largest state by population
Uttarakhand
Kumaon & Garhwal hills
Research Team
Research team assigned to each language — Principal Investigators and their Junior/Senior Resource Persons.