Reading his theory, it comes to my mind that I had similar experience during my meet with tribals of Tripura and Manipur.
As I do not know their languages, I translated my questionnaire into their own languages. But by interaction with tribals, I never felt any differences in the mind of tribal and non tribals. In many areas, I got very good support in collection of data from tribals. But non-tribals were afraid to go there. I visited Mandai with escort but Jumpaijala without escort.
If I could stay there for more time and could understand their language, I could explore more about their pattern of needs.
This is my experience. Prof. Malinowski had similar experience. He was frustrated with his first research and thought to understand the language of tribal people and observed their behaviour, their life style etc.
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