Haryanvi language
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| Haryanvi | |
|---|---|
| हरियाणवी | |
| Native to | India |
| Region | Haryana, Delhi in India. |
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Native speakers
|
8 million (2001)[1] |
| Devanagari script | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | bgc |
| Glottolog | hary1238[2] |
Haryanvi (Devanagari: हरियाणवी hariyāṇvī or हरयाणवी harayāṇvī) is an Indo-Aryan language. It is native to the regions of Haryana, Delhi and some parts of Rajasthan and Punjab of India. It is written using the Devanagari script. It is also considered to be the northernmost dialect of Hindi. It is similar to Saraiki and has a ≈60% lexical similarity with Bagri language.[3] It is most widely spoken in the North Indian state of Haryana. The term Haryanvi is also used for people from Haryana.
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References
- ↑ Abstract of speakers' strength of languages and mother tongues – 2000, Census of India, 2001
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- ↑ 56-70% lexical similarity with Haryanvi, http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=bgq
