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It was superseded by the corresponding entry in the 15th edition (2005).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

ISO 639-2: inc

Population 6,000,000 (1977 Voegelin and Voegelin). 
Region Uttar Pradesh.
Alternate names   BHAKHA, BRAJ KANAUJI, BRAJ
Dialects KANAUJI PROPER, TIRHARI, TRANSITIONAL KANAUJI.
Classification Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Central zone, Western Hindi, Unclassified.
Comments Transitional Kanauji dialect is between Kanauji and Awadhi. Literacy rate in first language: Below 1%. NT 1821.

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