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| Bazigar | |
|---|---|
| ਬਾਜ਼ੀਗਰੀ / بازیگری | |
| Native to | India |
| Region | Punjab and neighbouring states |
| Ethnicity | Bazigar |
Native speakers | (58,000 cited 1981 census)[1] |
Indo-European
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | bfr |
| Glottolog | bazi1237 |
The Bazigar, Goaar, or Guar, language is spoken by the Bazigar ethnic group[2] of north-western India who are found primarily in Punjab, but also in Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Chandigarh, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Rajasthan.[3]
It is apparently an Indo-Aryan language (Ethnologue)[4] while Glottolog has labelled it "unclassifiable". Schreffler argues that it compares well with the Western Rajasthani dialects as well as with Punjabi (with which it is not mutually intelligible),[5] while Deb notes its resemblance to Bagri.[6] Ethnologue formerly classified it as a Dravidian language.[7]
- ^ Bazigar at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Schreffler (2011) argues that they are a distinct ethnic group. Singh (2010) regards them as a branch of the Banjara, whereas Ibbetson claimed at the end of the 19th century that they are merely an occupational group.
- ^ Schreffler 2011, p. 222.
- ^ "Bazigar | Ethnologue Free".
- ^ Schreffler 2011, pp. 225–26.
- ^ Deb 1987, p. 17.
- ^ "Bazigar | Ethnologue". 2013-03-28. Archived from the original on 2013-03-28. Retrieved 2023-07-14.
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