The UGC-Centre for Endangered Languages of Kerala (CeLK) was
established in 2017. The mission of the CELK is to ensure
linguistic justice for all language communities in Kerala irrespective of the number of speakers.CeLK functions
as a training, resource, research, documentation, revitalization and developmental centre for all indigenous and endangered languages in Kerala.
Human resource training for language documentation and revitalization, advanced documentation of endangered languages, revitalization and resource
development of endangered languages are the major missions of the CELK. Vision
The Centre for Endangered languages of Kerala (CeLk) stands and work for linguistic justice to indigenous and
endangered language communities of Kerala.
Mission To ensure the linguistic justice the CeLK function as a training, resource, research, documentation,
revitalization , and developmental centre for all indigenous and endangered languages. Action
♦ Human resource training for language documentation and revitalization.
♦ Advanced and standardizes documentation of endangered language.
♦ Revitalization and resources development of endangered language.
♦ Advanced research, coordination and resource supply that justify the mission of the Centre.
University Grant Commission awarded financial support of
Rs one crore ninety-two lakhs to establish this Centre at the Dept.
of the Linguistics University of Kerala. Department of Linguistics, University of Kerala established in 1963. Ever since 1963s, the Dept. of
Linguistics has been consistently training students,documenting and delivering research output in the area of endangered tribal languages of
Kerala. Therefore, the Department received national and global attention as an advanced centre in the area of field linguistics and
documentation of tribal languages. The linguistic resource developed for the five decades makes the Department as the first and last
centre of the resource of tribal languages .
