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Ethnologue > Web version > Country index > Asia > India > Bagri

Bagri

A language of India

ISO 639-3: bgq

Population 1,899,100 in India (2000). Population total all countries: 2,099,100.
Region Punjab, Firozepur, Muktsar districts; Rajasthan, Hanumangarh, Sriganganagar districts; Haryana, Sirsa, Hissar districts; Madhya Pradesh. Also spoken in Pakistan.
Alternate names   Bagari, Bagria, Bagris, Baorias, Bahgri
Dialects Lexical similarity 62% with Hindi, 65% with Haryanvi, 51% to 66% with Marwari, 58% to 69% with Merwari, 69% to 76% with Shekhawati, 47% to 63% with Godwari, 63% to 65% with Dhundari, 60% to 66% with Mewati, 74% with Jandavra.
Classification Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Central zone, Rajasthani, Unclassified
Language development Grammar.
Comments A Scheduled Caste in India. Singh (1993) reports they speak Malvi in Madhya Pradesh, Bagri in Rajasthan. SOV; tonal, 3 tones. Desert. Traditional religion, Christian.

Also spoken in:

Pakistan

Language name   Bagri
Population 200,000 in Pakistan. 100,000 in Sind Province (1998).
Region In the Sindh and Punjab.
Alternate names   Bagari, Bagria, Bagris, Baorias, Bahgri, Bawri
Language use They speak some Sindhi and understand some Urdu.
Language development Literacy rate in first language: below 1%. Literacy rate in second language: below 5%.
Comments Distinct from Vaghri. Nomadic.