Dignitaries at the silver jubilee celebration of NU Tenyidie department in Kohima on October 15. (Morung Photo)
Our Correspondent
Kohima | October 16
The Tenyidie department of Nagaland University (UN) has celebrated its silver jubilee at Ura Academy Hall, Kohima on Saturday.
Speaking on the occasion, Dr Shürhozelie Liezietsu, president Ura Academy complimented the NU Tenyidie department for completing 25 glorious years.
Tenyidie as a subject was first introduced at Kohima College Kohima and later at NU.
He thanked Prof D Kuolie (retired), former Head of Department Tenyidie, Nagaland University, for carrying Tenyidie forward in Nagaland University.
He said that the introduction of Tenyidie language as a subject in the college level was the most remarkable timeline in history.
Dr Liezietsu told the students that the elders have high hope and expectation on the youngsters and advised them to do more research and document the good traditional practices and culture of the Nagas.
He advised the gathering to associate themselves with various groups and churches to help in writings and improvise the documentations and be leaders that inspire Tenyidie speaking.
Earlier, greetings were shared by Prof Buno Zetsuvi, administrative in-charge of Nagaland University, Kohima Campus, Meriema.
Zetsuvi said that Tenyidie department has produced more than 300 post-graduates, 329 dissertations and 7 PhDs. She maintained that the department is like an archive where mostly all the tribal language and cultural ways are documented, which is and will be a source of knowledge for future generations to come.
Prof Zetsuvi added that the department is giving importance to language analysis and to creative writings at various levels- poetry, drama, fiction and especially research.
Further, she also highlighted that the department offers 2 years PG Course, Ph.D Programme, 6 months certificate course in Tenyidie, 1 year PG Diploma course in Tenyidie and 1 month crash course in spoken Tenyidie.
Prof D Kuolie also presented the history and significance of the formation of Tenyidie Department at Nagaland University.
Dr Petekhrienuo Sorhie, HoD, Department of Tenyidie delivered welcome address while Dr Metuo Liezietsu, Assistant Professor, department of Tenyidie led the programme.
Dr Mimi Kevichusa Ezung, Associate Professor, Department of Tenyidie proposed vote of thanks.
A talent show was held in the afternoon.
MA Tenyidie syllabus
Prof D Kuolie said that the framework of the MA Tenyidie syllabus is basically a language oriented course with a primary objective for speedier growth of Tenyidie literature.
It is also envisioned to lead other Naga language communities to come forward in building respective language and literature. The reason behind such thrust is that a nation's prosperity practically depends on the richness of the written literature and through its inherent power human capacity is enhanced in every individual of that community, he said.
To develop a square knowledge, a three inter-disciplinary study in bilingual nature has been integrated with a break-up of 50% total course in Tenyidie, 25% of English literature and 25% of linguistics. Tenyidie language and literature in its growing process is found to have the requirement of a strong support of English literature and linguistics so as to march ahead in a scientific approach, he said.
To draw numerous literary apt features in terms of various branches of literature such as poetry, drama, fiction and literary criticism, English literature is taken as the main source.
Most selected pieces were all popular pieces studied at M.A. English in almost all Universities in India and foreign countries so as to inspire the learners to apply rich literary genres in their creative writing of Tenyidie.
It is equally significant to learn the linguistic science unto Tenyidie, the fact that Tenyidie is a highly complex language at all levels of study, he said.
For the reason, major descriptive branches like phonology, morphology and syntax of structural level and semantics at contextual level have been incorporated, spread over to four semesters' duration. Other major branches like sociolinguistics and applied studies such as language teaching, stylistics study etc. were incorporated with higher expectation in learners literary output, he said.
