Kanjari | |
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कंजरी | |
Native to | India |
Native speakers | 210,000 (2011)[1] |
Indo-European
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | kft |
Glottolog | kanj1259 |
Kanjari (also known as Kangar Bhat, Kangri, Kuchbandhi or "the Gypsy language"[2]) is an unclassified Indic tribal language of India associated with the Kanjar tribe. It is written using the Devanagari script. Kanjari is spoken in Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan.[2] UNESCO classifies Kanjari as an endangered language. Some may use the word to describe Karina.[3]