Sansi language

The Sansi language, Sansiboli, or Bhilki, is a highly endangered Indo-Aryan language of the Central group. The language is spoken by the nomadic Sansi people.

Sansi
پابندیاں , प्रतिबंध
Native toIndia, Pakistan
RegionRajasthan
EthnicitySansi
Native speakers
80,000 (2000–2002)[1]
Devanagari, Perso-Arabic
Language codes
ISO 639-3Either:
ssi  Sansi
kbu  Kabutra
Glottologsans1271  Sansi
kabu1254  Kabutra

Ethnologue sees it as a Hindustani language (Western Hindi).[1] Some sources also mention it as a dialect of the Rajasthani language.[2] Glottolog links it to Punjabi. Kabutra, spoken by a thousand people in Pakistan, is mutually intelligible.

References

  • Gusain, Lakhan (December 2002). "Endangered Language: A Case Study of Sansiboli". Language in India. Retrieved 29 December 2006.
  1. Sansi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
    Kabutra at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. Language in India: Endangered Language: A Case Study of Sansiboli
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