MEMONI LANGUAGE PROJECT      June 2006

Language Code (mby) ISO/DIS 639-3 international standard (Draft International Standard) 

Memoni is a unwritten language which is spoken by ( in its different dialects) by at least 2 to 5 million people. Technically the Memoni is a language of Memons  who are a minor linguistics  group, in Indian subcontinent that are  identified as mainstream Sunni Muslims and their ancestry can be traced back to 15th century Sindh, Indus valley region in a province of present day Pakistan.   There are several other groups such as some  Ismaili and Khoja  who also speak the similar language which is identify as  kutchi  language. 

More information about Memoni Language

 

Project Coordinator             Siddique Katiya Montreal Canada
Consultation                           Abdur Razzaq Thaplawala  Karachi Pakistan
Project Commencement:     June 2006

Members of Memoni Orthography committee:
Siddique Katiya  Montreal Canada
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This project proposed the Memoni Language be written in Latin (roman) script using modern English alphabet with 26 letters no glyphs or diacritic (accent) marks are considered
 

For more information about the proposed method

Project Priorities:

(1) Publication of standard Memoni Orthography of essential words
(2) Publication of Memoni basic word dictionary including its meanings, word origin,  comparison with Urdu, Guajarati and Sindhi wherever possible
(3) Analysis of Memoni Grammar rules
(4) Analysis of Memoni sentence structures Syntax

Project method:
(1) Memoni English conversation with support of Memoni sentences and vocabulary
(2) Recording of interviews and conversation with certain community elders

HOW CAN YOU PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROJECT:

Everyone is welcome to collaborate with this project, the major challenge to this project is the establishment of standard Memoni orthography of  basic routine words in roman script.


contact: siddique@as-sidq.org

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