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Lambani
Lambadi, Lamani, Banjari
लंबाडी, ಲಂಬಾಣಿ, லம்பாடி, లంబాణి
Native toIndia
EthnicityBanjara
Native speakers
4,857,819 (2011 census)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3lmn
Glottologlamb1269
Lambadi is classified as "vulnerable" by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger[2]
PersonLamban/Lambadi
LanguageLambani

Lambadi, Lambani, Lamani or Banjari is a Western Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Banjara people across India. The language does not have a native script.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Abstract of Speakers' Strength of Languages and Mother Tongues - 2011" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2020. Combining Banjari + Lamani/Lambadi/Labani
  2. ^ "Lambadi in India". UNESCO WAL. Archived from the original on 22 May 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  3. ^ Naik, Dhansing B. (2000). The Art and Literature of Banjara Lambanis: A Socio-cultural Study. New Delhi: Abhinav Prakashan. p. 10. ISBN 9788170173649. Retrieved 30 September 2014.

Bibliography

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  • Boopathy, S. Investigation & report in: Chockalingam, K., Languages of Tamil Nadu: Lambadi: An Indo-Aryan Dialect (Census of India 1961. Tamil Nadu. Volume ix)
  • Trail, Ronald L. 1968. The Grammar of Lamani.
  • Davis, Irvine (1970). The Grammar of Lamani (PDF). SIL International.