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Resource persons Linggong Ninggo (66 years old), Gaon Burah of Migging village, and Lire Ninggo (72 years old) from Janbo Village said that the community will wholeheartedly extend all support to the research team in the documentation process of their language and culture.
The resource persons of the workshop are Akeng Nitik (Janbo), Lire Ninggo (Janbo), Linggong Ninggo (Migging), Gebong Lonchung (Migging), Bango Duggong (Migging), Kalen Jongkey (Ningging), Tatin Medo (Rishing) and lone female participant Pedong Patuk (Migging).
Prof. Sarit K. Chaudhuri, Head of the Department, Anthropology, RGU appreciated the efforts made by the Centre for Endangered Languages affiliated with the Arunachal Institute of Tribal Studies in the documentation and dissemination of knowledge of the lesser-known communities of Arunachal Pradesh.
Prof. Jumyir Basar, Director, AITS in her brief address said, “Resource persons are an integral part of research”. She highlighted the work done by the ATIS in documenting lesser-known communities of Arunachal Pradesh. Lisa Lomdak, Assistant Professor, AITS highlighted the importance of native speaker’s population for the vitality of languages.
Prof. Simon John, the Principal Investigator of the project “Documentation of Endangered Languages, Oral Narratives and Cultures of the Lesser-Known Tribal Communities of Arunachal Pradesh” supported by the North Eastern Council (NEC), Govt. of India, extended his gratitude to the resource persons for accommodating and supporting the research team during their fieldwork. He also expressed his gratitude to Prof. Saket Kushwaha, Vice Chancellor, Rajiv Gandhi University for his constant support and encouragement to carry out research activities.