Lambadi

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A language of India

ISO 639-3
lmn
Alternate Names
Bangala, Banjari, Banjori, Banjuri, Brinjari, Gohar-Herkeri, Goola, Gormati, Gurmarti, Kora, Labhani, Labhani Muka, Lamadi, Lamani, Lambani, Lambara, Lavani, Lemadi, Lumadale, Singali, Sugali, Sukali, Tanda, Vanjari, Wanji
Autonym
బంజార‎ (Banjara)
User Population

5,080,000 (2011 census). 1,580,000 Banjari, 50,300 Gorboli, 3,280,000 Lambadi, and 171,000 Sugali (2011 census). Ethnic population: Estimates range up to 40,000,000 for the total group.

Location

Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, and West Bengal states.

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Language Status

5* (Developing).

Classification
Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Intermediate Divisions, Western, Rajasthani, Unclassified
Dialects

Maharashtra Lamani, Karnataka Lamani (Mysore Lamani), Andhra Pradesh Lamani (Telugu Lamani).

Typology

SOV.

Language Use

Also use English [eng]. Also use Kannada [kan]. Also use Marathi [mar]. Also use Telugu [tel].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: 43% for Banjara of Andhra Pradesh. Many sources cite a much lower literacy rate for Banjara, 10%–20% (2001 census). Radio. Grammar. NT: 1999–2018.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Lambadi
Writing

Devanagari script [Deva], used in Maharashtra. Kannada script [Knda], used in Karnataka. Telugu script [Telu], used in Andhra Pradesh.

Other Comments

A Scheduled Tribe in Odisha, a Scheduled Caste in Karnataka, Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh. Traditional religion, Christian, Hindu.