Kanauji
A language of India
| Population | 9,500,000 (2001 USCWM). |
| Region | Uttar Pradesh, Kanpur, Farrukhabad, Etawah, Hardoi, Shahjahanpur, Pilibhit, Mainpuri, Auraiya districts. |
| Alternate names | Bhakha, Braj, Braj Kanauji, Kannauji, Dehati |
| Dialects | Kanauji Proper, Tirhari, Transitional Kanauji. Transitional Kanauji dialect is between Kanauji and Awadhi [awa]. Grierson (1903–1928) calls it a form of Braj Bhasha [bra]. The variety spoken in Kannauj and Farrukhabad is considered the pure form. Lexical similarity: 84%–97% between all varieties of Kanauji, 72%–76% with Bundeli [bns], 70%–78% with Braj Bhasha, 83%–94% with Hindi. |
| Classification | Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Central zone, Western Hindi, Unclassified |
| Language use | Shifting to Hindi. Various domains. Language not commonly referred to as Kanauji. Very low identity. Regard their language a variety of Hindi. However, a small local group is interested in promoting Kanauji before it dies out. Most also use Hindi. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L2: 60% (2001 census). NT: 1821. |
| Writing system | Devanagari script. |
| Comments | Kanauji may be only a name given by scholars. Agriculturalists. Hindu. |
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