| Bagri | |
|---|---|
| बागड़ी | |
 The word "Bagri" written inDevanagari script | |
| Native to | India |
| Region | Bagar |
| Ethnicity | Rajasthani |
Native speakers | 8,556,652 (2011 census)[1] |
| Devanagari, | |
| Official status | |
Recognised minority language in | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | bgq |
| Glottolog | bagr1243 |
 Map Bagar Region | |
Bagri (IPA:[baːɡɽiː]) is anIndo-Aryan language ofRajasthani languages group that takes its name from theBagar tract region ofNorthwestern India in the states ofRajasthan,Punjab andHaryana.[3] It is closely related to otherRajasthanic languages andHaryanvi withSOVword order. The most strikingphonological feature of Bagri is the presence of three lexicaltones: high, mid, and low, akin to Rajasthani, Haryanvi, andPunjabi. Bagri is a language of earlierBikaner state which included districtSri Ganganagar,Hanumangarh,Churu,Bikaner of Rajasthan andSirsa (Haryana),Hisar (Haryana),Fazilka (Punjab) at a point in time.
The speakers are mostly inIndia, with a minority of them inBahawalpur andBahawalnagar areas in modern dayPakistan. According to the2011 census of India, there are 234,227 speakers of Bagri in Rajasthan and 1,656,588 speakers of Bagri in Punjab and Haryana.[4]However, reported speaker numbers for Rajasthani languages, including Bagri, can be misleading due to classification practices in the Indian census.
None of the Rajasthani languages—including major varieties such asMarwari,Mewari,Dhundhari,Hadauti,Malvi, and Bagri—possess official status in India. They are not recognized in the Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution, nor do they hold the position of an official language at the state or national level.[5]Hindi serves as the official language of Rajasthan.[6]
In the Census of India, most speakers of Rajasthani varieties are categorized under the broader "Hindi" umbrella as mother tongues. This practice groups numerous distinct Indo-Aryan languages and dialects spoken in Rajasthan (and adjacent regions) with Hindi, resulting in an underrepresentation of the actual number of Rajasthani language users.[7]
| States | Districts and tehsils |
|---|---|
| Rajasthan |
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| Punjab |
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| Haryana |
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Bagri distinguishes 31 consonants including aretroflex series, 10 vowels, 2 diphthongs, and 3 tones.
| Labial | Dental | Retroflex | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| plosive | Voiceless | p | t | ʈ ⟨ṭ⟩ | c | k | |
| Aspirated | pʰ | tʰ | ʈʰ ⟨ṭh⟩ | cʰ | kʰ | ||
| Voiced | b | d | ɖ ⟨ḍ⟩ | ɟ ⟨j⟩ | g | ||
| Breathy | bʰ | dʰ | ɖʰ ⟨ḍh⟩ | ɟʰ ⟨jh⟩ | gʰ | ||
| fricative | s | h | |||||
| sonorant | Nasal | m | n | ɳ ⟨ṇ⟩ | |||
| Approximant | l | ɭ ⟨ḷ⟩ | j ⟨y⟩ | w | |||
| Flap | ɽ ⟨ṛ⟩ | ||||||
| Trill | r | ||||||
/ɳ/, /ɭ/ and /ɽ/ do not occur word initially.
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | iː ⟨ī⟩ | uː ⟨ū⟩ | |
| Near-close | ɪ ⟨i⟩ | ʊ ⟨u⟩ | |
| Close-mid | eː ⟨e⟩ | ə ⟨a⟩ | oː ⟨o⟩ |
| Open-mid | ɛː ⟨ai⟩ | ɔː ⟨au⟩ | |
| Open | aː ⟨ā⟩ |
All vowels have theirnasalised counterpart, marked with ◌̃ (ँ in Devanagari).
Bagri has 3 tones in a similar way to thePunjabi language. A rising-falling tone ◌́, a rising tone ◌̀, and an unmarked mid tone.[12]
रोळो
roļo
है
hai
के
ke
कोई
koī
तेरै
terai
रोळो है के कोई तेरै
roļo hai ke koī terai
Do you have any problem?
तू
tū
कठै
kathe
गयैड़ो
gayairo
हो
ho
तू कठै गयैड़ो हो
tū kathe gayairo ho
Where did you go?
घोड़ो
Ghodo
होवै
hovai
जियां
jiyan
घोड़ो होवै जियां
Ghodo hovai jiyan
Like a horse
ब्या
Byāh
म
ma
कुण
kun
आयो
āyo
ब्या म कुण आयो
Byāh ma kun āyo
Who came in the marriage?
टाबरों,
tabaron,
के
ke
करो
karo
हो
ho
टाबरों, के करो हो
tabaron, ke karo ho
What are you doing kids?
दोफारां
Dophārān
गी
gi
मेरी
meri
आसंग
āsang
कोनी
koni
दोफारां गी मेरी आसंग कोनी
Dophārān gi meri āsang koni
I'm not well since afternoon.
भांडा
Bhanda
भांडा
Bhanda
Utensils
बैद
Baid
बैद
Baid
Doctor
कोजवाड़
kojwād
कोजवाड़
kojwād
Embarrassing.
Bagari is language of Bagar region of Rajasthan extended to some parts of Punjab and Haryana and Pakistan also. Bagri is spoken by Kumawats, Jats, Rajputs, Bagri Kumhars, Suthar, Meghwal, Chamars and others casts residing there. Bagri derives its roots from Marwari when bhati dynasty ruled over the region fromBhatner, modern dayHanumangarh which is epicentre of Bagri language.Bagri culture is also same in this region .
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Regions where Bagri is spoken:
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