BRAJ BHASHA: a language of India

The following is the entry for this language as it appeared in the 14th edition (2000).
It was superseded by the corresponding entry in the 15th edition (2005). See also the corresponding entry in the current edition of Ethnologue.

SIL code: BFS

ISO 639-2: bra

Population 44,000 (1997 IMA). 
Region Uttar Pradesh, Agra region; Rajasthan, Bharatpur, Sawai Madhopur districts; Haryana, Gurgaon District; Bihar; Madhya Pradesh; Delhi.
Alternate names   BRAJ, BRAJ BHAKHA, BRIJ BHASHA, ANTARBEDI, ANTARVEDI, BIJBHASHA, BRI, BRIJU, BRUJ
Dialects BRAJ BHASHA, ANTARBEDI, BHUKSA, SIKARWARI, JADOBAFI, DANGI.
Classification Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Central zone, Western Hindi, Unclassified.
Comments Bhuksa is sometimes mentioned as a dialect of Kanauji. NT 1824-1999.

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