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Sansi language

Sansi language

Endangered Indo-Aryan language of India

The Sansi language, Sansiboli, or Bhilki, is a highly endangered Indo-Aryan language of the Central group. The language is spoken by the nomadic Sansi people.

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Ethnologue sees it as a Hindustani language (Western Hindi).[1] Some sources also mention it as a dialect of the Rajasthani language.[2] Glottolog links it to Punjabi. Kabutra, spoken by a thousand people in Pakistan, is mutually intelligible.

References

  • Gusain, Lakhan (December 2002). "Endangered Language: A Case Study of Sansiboli". Language in India. Retrieved 29 December 2006.
  1. [1]
    Sansi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
    Kabutra at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. [2]
    Language in India: Endangered Language: A Case Study of Sansiboli
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