Language Maintenance and Shift in The Majhi Community

This paper evaluates the knowledge of languages and domains language use to investigate factors forces responsible for shift (LS) in Majhi community. The data used are solely based on Chalise (2014). community became bilingual Nepali several generations ago. A small number people have English, Hindi, etc., but they do not them daily life conversations. patterns competence its different indicate that there was a stable bilingualism past, notable degree began around four decades before, it has been accelerating since then. We find any vital changes essences personal factors. But group changed because modernization globalization. In last three decades, nation adopted favorable policy minority languages, LS accelerated this It suggests unable withstand cannot deny globalization therefore is our challenge out ways strengthen maintenance (LM) context