Bagri language

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Bagri
बागड़ी
باگڑی
Native toIndia & Pakistan
RegionBagar
EthnicityBagri
Native speakers
1,890,815 (2011 census)[1]
2001 Census 2,081,044 speakers of Bagri Rajasthani and Punjabi Bagri.[2]
Devanagari or Arabic script (Nastaliq)
Language codes
ISO 639-3bgq
Glottologbagr1243
A Bagri speaker in Patiala, Punjab.

Bagri is a Indo Aryan language spoken by the Bagri people of India and Pakistan. It is considered a dialect of Rajasthani, but it is more closely related to Marwari. It is spoken in Rajasthan and Punjab.[3]

References[change | change source]

  1. "Statement 1: Abstract of speakers' strength of languages and mother tongues - 2011". www.censusindia.gov.in. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  2. Census India 2001
  3. "Bagri language and alphabet".