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Paperback Language in Indenture: A Sociolinguistic History of Bhojpuri-Hindi in South Africa Book

ISBN: 1138352896

ISBN13: 9781138352896

Language in Indenture: A Sociolinguistic History of Bhojpuri-Hindi in South Africa

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Originally published in 1991. The transplantation of thousands of Indian workers to South Africa under indenture between 1860 and 1911 was a political act with far-reaching consequences for their linguistic traditions. In this book, the history of one of these Indic languages, Bhojpuri, and its adaptations to its new context are traced to the point where a distinct South African Bhojpuri koine (generally known as Hindi) came into being. The roots...

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