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Mizo and Mara Names Mizo Asian Elephant Sai Asiatic Black Bear Savawm Assamese Macaque Zawng Binturong Zamphu Capped Langur Ngau Chinese Pangolin Saphu Clouded Leopard Kelral Common Leopard Keite Common Otter Sahram Dhole Chinghnia Gaur Ramsial Golden Cat Keisen Grey Mongoose Sarivaithun Himalayan Brown Goral Sathar Himalayan Striped Squirrel Hleimualrang Hoary-bellied Squirrel Hleipui meipar Hog Badger Phivawk Hoolock Gibbon Hauhuk Indian Wild Pig Sanghal Jackal Sihal Jungle Cat Sauak Large-toothed Ferret Badger Sahmaitha Leopard Cat Sangar Malayan Giant Squirrel Awrrang Malayan Sun Bear Samang Munjtac Sakhi Pallas's Squirrel

Ao and Sema Names Ao   Ø   Asian Elephant:                Shoti Ø   Asiatic Black Bear:          Sheom (U)/ Shirem (L) Ø   Assamese Macaque:         Shoje Ø   Chinese Pangolin:            Kelap Ø   Himalayan Brown Goral: Shok Ø   Himalayan Rat:                 Chuha Ø   Himalayan Striped Squirrel:Shekshang Ø   Hoolock Gibbon:              Shin ü Each language is like a code that describes knowledge about medicinal secrets, ecological wisdom, weather and climate patterns, spiritual attitudes, and artistic and mythological histories. The Tulu language, for example, spoken by a little more than a million people preserves epic poems of the 13th century. The loss of its script then is akin to the loss of a key that could have been used to unlock a treasure trove of knowledge Loss of Wisdom by Kaushik Das Gupta, Down to Earth   Ø   Indian Wild Pig:               Pongz ü Ø   Lesser Bandicoot Rat:      Por Ø   Malayan Giant Squirrel:   Shouk Ø   Munjtac

Garo and Attong names   Asian Elephant: Mongma    Asiatic Black Bear: Mapil wak    Binturong: Matchibil    Black-naped Hare: Sapau, Susreng  Capped Langur: Ranggol  Chinese Pangolin: Kawate, Gotai  Clouded Leopard: Matcha chidual, Matcha do.tok    Common Leopard: Matcha peng, Matcha chirua    Common Palm Civet: Jaha matchru, Baira asru, Menggo apru, Jonga  Crab-eating Mongoose: Ang.ke rijong The People’s Linguistic Survey of India (PLSI) envisions the creation of a Linguistic Survey rooted in people’s perception of language.    PLSI as a nation wide survey is being carried out by members of respective communities, writers, cultural activists, scholars of intangible heritage, practitioners of oral arts and traditions, responsible citizens interested in working out alternate ways of development and scholars who believe in maintaining organic links between scholarship and the social context. Garo in PLSI  Gaur: Matc