Arabi-Malayalam: Linguistic-Cultural Traditions of Mappila Muslims of Kerala
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1st. ed.
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ISBN
978812121338
Length
376p.
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This work is a socio-linguistic study of a locally devised language called Arabi-Malayalam of Mappila Muslims of Kerala, which is on the verge of extinction. Besides covering many interesting linguistic issues, this work documents a vast array of oral and written traditions in this language. There are a number of rituals, life-cycle events and performative occasions in which the oral literary tradition in Arabi-Malayalam finds its expression. One of the major ...
