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Badaga (Badugu) |
It is a Dravidian language spoken in the Nilgiri
hills and Kunda hills of Tamil Nadu. |
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Bagata (Bhakta) |
Spoken in parts of Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and
Orissa
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Bagheli (Bagelkhandi,
Mannadi, Riwai, Ganggai, Mandal,Kewat, Nagpuri Marathi) |
It is spoken in the Northeast Madhya Pradesh and parts of
Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Nepal. |
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Bagri (Bagria,
Baorias) |
Spoken in parts of Punjab, Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana and Madhya
Pradesh by the Bagri tribesmen. It is
spoken mainly by the Bansphor,
Nat, Bishnoi, Jat and Lohar
tribes.
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Bahawalpuri (Riasati) |
Spoken in some parts
of Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra. |
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Baiga (Bega,
Bhumia) |
Spoken in some parts of Bihar, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh,
Orissa and West Bengal by the Baiga tribes. |
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Bangaru |
This is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by
over 5.7 million Bangris located mainly in the states of Haryana, Karnataka, Himachal
Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Delhi.
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Bareli |
Bareli or Barel is spoken by the people of the Barel tribes in some parts of
Madhya Pradesh and in northern Dhule District of Maharashtra. The
language belongs to the Bhil branch of the Indo-Aryan language
family and reflects both Rajasthani and Gujarati influence. |
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Bateri |
Spoken in some places near Srinagar in Jammu & Kashmir. |
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Bathudi |
Spoken in some parts of Bihar, Orissa and West
Bengal by the Bathudi tribes. |
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Bauria (Badak,
Babri, Basria, Vaghri,Baori): |
The Bauria language is spoken by the Bauria
tribes and belongs to the Bhil branch of the Indo-Aryan language
family and reflects both Rajasthani and Gujarati influence. It is
spoken in some parts of Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh,
Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. |
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Bazigar |
Spoken in some parts of Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and
Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka. |
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Bedia (Bediya,
Beriya) |
Spoken in some parts of Bihar, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar
Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka and West Bengal. |
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Bellari |
It is a Dravidian language related to Tulu and
Koraga. |
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Bhadrawahi (Baderwali, Badrohi, Bahi)
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Spoken in some parts of Jammu and Kashmir. Bhalesi
and Padari are its
dialects while Pangi is
a language similar to it. |
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Bhalay |
It is spoken in many parts of the Amravati District in
Maharashtra. |
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Bharia (Bhar,
Bharat, Bhumia, Bhumiya, Paliha) |
It is spoken in Bilaspur, Chhatarpur, Chhindwara, Datia, Durg,
Jabalpur, Mandla, Panna, Rewa, Sidhi, Surguja, Tikamgarh districts
of Madhya Pradesh and also in some parts of Uttar Pradesh and West
Bengal. |
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Bhattiyali (Bhatiali
Pahari, Bhatiyali) |
It is spoken in Himachal Pradesh, mainly in parts
of the Chamba
District.
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Bhatneri |
It is spoken
mainly in parts of northwest Bhattiana region of Madhya Pradesh.
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Bhatola : |
Spoken in some parts of Madhya Pradesh. |
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Bhatri (Bhattri,
Bhattra, Bhatra) |
Spoken in some parts of Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh,
Maharashtra and Orissa. |
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Bhilala (Bhilali |
Spoken in some parts of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh,
Maharashtra, Karnataka and Rajasthan. |
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Bhili (Bhilbari,
Bhilboli, Bhilla, Bhil, Vil) |
Spoken in some parts of Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar,
Gujarat, Jammu, Kashmir, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Punjab, Rajasthan
and Tripura. It has various dialects like Anarya,
Baoria, Bhimchaura, Charani, Dhodhri, Haburi, Kokna, Kotali,
Kotvali (Kotwalia), Magri, Naiki, Neelishikari, Padvi, Panchali,
Pittala Bhasha, Ranawat, Rani, Siyalgiri, Tadavi, Takankari,
Takari and Valvi.
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Bhilori |
It is spoken in parts of northern Dhule District, around Dhadgaon
in Maharashtra. Bhilodi and Noiri (Satpuda
Noiri) are its dialects. |
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Bhim (Bhina)
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Spoken in some parts of Tripura.
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Bhojpuri (Bhojapuri,
Bihari): |
Spoken in parts of the Purnea district in Bihar and some parts of
Assam, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.
It has several dialects like Northern
Standard Bhojpuri (Gorakhpuri, Sarawaria, Basti), Western Standard
Bhojpuri (Purbi, Benarsi), Southern Standard Bhojpuri (Kharwari),
Tharu, Madhesi, Domra and Musahari. |
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Bhottara |
Spoken in some parts of Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Orissa. |
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Bhoyari (Bhomiyari,
Bhuria): |
Spoken in some parts of Maharashtra. Kumbhari,
Marari, Ojhi, Powari are its dialects. |
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Bhuiya (Bhuinhar,
Bhuinya, Bhumia): |
Spoken in some parts of Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra,
Orissa, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. |
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Bhumij (Sadar
Bhumij, Munda): |
Spoken primarily in Mayurbhanj District, Orissa and Singhbhum
District, Bihar and also in parts of West Bengal. Its dialects are
Kisan-Bhumij, Kurmi, Parse-Khumij
and Rahiya. |
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Bhunjia (Bhumjiya): |
Spoken in Raipur, Hoshangabad, Sambalpur, Kalshandi districts of
Madhya Pradesh and in parts of Maharashtra and Orissa |
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Biete (Bete) |
Spoken in some parts of Meghalaya, Mizoram, Assam and Cachar
Hills |
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Bihari |
The
heartland for Bihari lies in the Bihar Province of India and
extends over into Western Terai of southern Nepal. The Bihari is
spoken in several dialects, the most common of which is Bhojpuri.
Although this dialect has very little written literature, it has
many oral folk tales. Other Bihari dialects are Nagpuri
and Magahi.
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Bijori (Binjhia,
Birijia, Burja |
Spoken in some parts of Bihar, Madhya Pradesh,
Orissa and West Bengal. |
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Bilaspuri (Pacchmi,
Kahluri, Kehluri) |
Spoken in some parts of Himachal Pradesh. |
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Binjhwari
(Binjhal) |
This language is spoken by the Binjhwari
or Binjhal tribes in some parts of Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra
and West Bengal. |
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Birhor (Bihor,
Birhar, Birhore) |
Spoken in parts of
Hazaribagh and Ranchi districts and the Singbhum
area of Bihar and parts of Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra,
Orissa and West Bengal.
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Bodo (Boro,
Bodi, Bara, Boroni, Mechi) |
Spoken in parts of
Assam, West Bengal and Nepal. Chote
and Mech are its
dialects.
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Bodo Parja (Parji,
Parja, Jodia Parja) |
Spoken in some parts of Koraput district in
Orissa. |
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Bondo (Bhonda,
Gutobi, Remo, Nanqa Poroja |
Spoken in some parts of Koraput and Bondo Hills in Orissa.
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Braj Bhasha (Braj,
Antarbedi) : |
It is a dialect of Hindi and is spoken in some parts of Bihar,
Madhya Pradesh, the Agra region in Uttar Pradesh and parts of
Rajasthan and Delhi. Bhuksa,
Sikarwari, Jadobafi and
Dangi are its dialects. |
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Brokskat (Brokpa,
Brokpa Of Dah-Hanu, Dokskat, Kyango, Minaro) |
: It is spoken in areas along the Indus River in Ladakh and Kargil
districts in northern Kashmir and in some areas like Chulichan,
Gurgurdo, Batalik and Dah. |
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Bunan (Ghara,
Gahr) |
Spoken in some
parts of Himachal Pradesh and western Tibet.
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Bundeli (Bundelkhandi)
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It is spoken in Uttar Pradesh (Jalaun, Jhansi, Hamirpur
districts), Madhya Pradesh (Balaghat, Chhindwara, Hoshangabad,
Sagar, Sehore, Panna, Satna, Chhatarpur, Tikamgarh, Shivpuri, Guna,
Bhind, Morena, Gwalior, Narsinghpur, Seoni, Datia districts),
Maharashtra (Bhandara, Nagpur districts) and in some parts of
Rajasthan, Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh. It has various dialects
like Bundeli, Pawari (Powari),
Lodhanti (Rathora), Khatola, Banaphari, Kundri, Nibhatta, Bhadauri
(Towargarhi), Lodhi, Koshti, Kumbhari, Nagpuri Hindi and Chhindwara
Bundeli. |
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Ancient
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Official Languages|| ||Tribal
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