Eastern Gujari
| Eastern Gujjari | |
|---|---|
| مَشرِقی گُجری | |
| Native to | Jammu, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Dehli, Haryana, Rajasthan |
| Region | India |
| Ethnicity | Muslim Gurjars, Hindu Gurjars |
Native speakers | 14,00,000[1] |
Indo-European
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| Takri, Perso-Arabic script | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| Glottolog | east2311 |
Esstern Gujari is a standard form and dialect of the Gujari language. It is spoken in the northwestern parts of India. Speakers of Eastern Gujari are mainly distributed across Jammu, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Dehli, Haryana, Rajasthan regions of India. It comprises several minor dialects of Gujari.[2][3][1] People who speak Western Gujari can also easily understand Eastern Gujari.[4]
Dialects
Eastern Gujari consists mainly of following dialects: Rajasthani Gujari, Jammu Gujari, Himachali Gujari, Dehli/Haryana Gujari, and Uttar Pradesh Gujari.[5]
- Rajasthani Gujari: is spoken in the state of Rajasthan, India
- Jammu Gujari: is spoken in Jammu division of Jammu and Kashmir.
- Himachali Gujari: is spoken in Himachal Pradesh state of India.
- Dehli/Haryana Gujari: is spoken in Dehli and Haryana, India.
- Banihari Gujari: is Spoken by Dodhi Gujars in Jammu and Kashmir and Uttarakhand.[6]
Sources
- 1 2 "Gujari: Eastern language". Global Recordings (in Amharic). Retrieved 2026-08-09.
- ↑ Dietmar, Polster; Kennedy, Rajan (2023). A Sociolinguistic Profile of Eastern Gujari.
- ↑ Rahi, Javaid. The Gujjars -Gojri Language Number-Vol 03. Jammu and Kashmir Acacademy of Art, Culture , Languages , Jammu.
- ↑ Frawley, William J. (2003-05-01). International Encyclopedia of Linguistics. Oxford University Press. p. 292. ISBN 978-0-19-977178-3.
Western Gu-jari speakers appear to understand the Eastern dialect better than vice versa. Comparison with India varieties is needed.
- ↑ Anjum, Prof (Dr) R. A. F. I. Q. U. E. (2021). Gojri Linguistics: An Overview. India: BGSB University Rajouri-JK(India).
- ↑ "Gujari language". scribd. Retrieved 2026-08-09.
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