BAGRI: 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It was superseded by the corresponding entry in the 15th edition (2005).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: BGQ

ISO 639-2: raj

Population	1,807,000 in India (1997 IMA). Population total both countries 2,007,000.
Region	Punjab; Rajasthan; Haryana; Madhya Pradesh. Also spoken in Pakistan.
Alternate names	BAGARI, BAGRIA, BAGRIS, BAORIAS, BAHGRI
Classification	Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Central zone, Rajasthani, Unclassified.
Comments	A Scheduled Caste in India. Singh 1993 reports they speak Malvi in Madhya Pradesh, Bagri in Rajasthan. Hindu.

Also spoken in:

Pakistan

Language name	BAGRI
Population	200,000 in Pakistan, including 100,000 in Sind Province (1998).
Alternate names	BAGARI, BAGRIA, BAGRIS, BAORIAS, BAHGRI, BAWRI
Comments	Related to Bhil groups and Marwari. Does not seem close to any other language. 76% lexical similarity with Marwari Bhil of Jodhpur, 74% with Jandavra. They speak some Sindhi and understand some Urdu. Different from Vaghri. Nomadic. They practice begging. Literacy rate in first language: Below 1%. Literacy rate in second language: Below 5%. Begging. See main entry under India.