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'''Bundeli''' ([[Devanagari]]: बुन्देली/बुंदेली) or '''Bundelkhandi''' is an [[Indo-Aryan language]] spoken in the [[Bundelkhand]] region of central [[India]]. It belongs to the Central Indo-Aryan languages and is part of the [[Western Hindi]] subgroup. |
'''Bundeli''' ([[Devanagari]]: बुन्देली/बुंदेली) or '''Bundelkhandi''' is an [[Indo-Aryan language]] spoken in the [[Bundelkhand]] region of central [[India]]. It belongs to the Central Indo-Aryan languages and is part of the [[Western Hindi]] subgroup. |
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Grierson divided Bundeli into four dialect groups:<ref>{{Linguistic Survey of India|9}}</ref> |
Grierson divided Bundeli into four dialect groups:<ref>{{Linguistic Survey of India|9}}</ref> |
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* Standard Bundeli |
* Standard Bundeli, Bundeli, language of [[Tikamgarh]], Lalitpur etc. |
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* Northeaster Bundeli (closely related to [[Bagheli]]) |
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* Northwester Bundeli (similar to [[Braj Bhasha]]) |
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* Southern Bundeli |
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==Geographical distribution== |
==Geographical distribution== |
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The [[Bundelkhand]] region comprises regions of [[Uttar Pradesh]] and [[Madhya Pradesh]]. Bundeli is spoken in the [[Banda district (India)|Banda]], [[Hamirpur district, Uttar Pradesh|Hamirpur]], [[Jalaun district|Jalaun]], [[Jhansi district|Jhansi]], [[Lalitpur District, India|Lalitpur]], [[Chitrakoot district|Chitrakoot]], [[Mahoba district|Mahoba]], [[Datia district|Datia]], [[Chhatarpur district|Chhatarpur]], [[Panna district|Panna]], [[Tikamgarh district|Tikamgarh]], [[Sagar district|Sagar]], [[Damoh District|Damoh]], [[Niwari District|Niwari]] districts. |
The [[Bundelkhand]] region comprises regions of [[Uttar Pradesh]] and [[Madhya Pradesh]]. Bundeli is spoken in the [[Banda district (India)|Banda]], [[Hamirpur district, Uttar Pradesh|Hamirpur]], [[Jalaun district|Jalaun]], [[Jhansi district|Jhansi]], [[Lalitpur District, India|Lalitpur]], [[Chitrakoot district|Chitrakoot]], [[Mahoba district|Mahoba]], [[Datia district|Datia]], [[Chhatarpur district|Chhatarpur]], [[Panna district|Panna]], [[Tikamgarh district|Tikamgarh]], [[Sagar district|Sagar]], [[Damoh District|Damoh]], [[Niwari District|Niwari]] districts. |
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[[File:Lokgeet in Bundeli 01.webm|thumb|Traditional [[Folk music]] (Lokgeet) in Bundeli]] |
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==History== |
==History== |
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Early examples of Bundelkhandi literature are the verses of the [[Alha-Khand]] epic. It is still preserved by bards in the Banaphari region. The epic is about heroes who lived in the 12th century CE. Formal literary works in Bundeli dates from the reign of Emperor [[Akbar]]. Notable figures are the poet [[Kesab Das]] of the 16th century, while Padmakar Bhatt and Prajnes wrote several works during the 19th century. Prannath and Lal Kabi, produced many works in Bundeli language at the court of [[Chhatrasal]] of Panna.<ref>{{cite web |title=LSI Vol-9 part-1 |publisher=dsal |page=89 |url=https://dsal.uchicago.edu/books/lsi/lsi.php?volume=9-1&pages=843#page/107/mode/1up}}</ref> |
Early examples of Bundelkhandi literature are the verses of the [[Alha-Khand]] epic. It is still preserved by bards in the Banaphari region. The epic is about heroes who lived in the 12th century CE. Formal literary works in Bundeli dates from the reign of Emperor [[Akbar]]. Notable figures are the poet [[Kesab Das]] of the 16th century, while [[Padmakar Bhatt]] and Prajnes wrote several works during the 19th century. Prannath and Lal Kabi, produced many works in Bundeli language at the court of [[Chhatrasal]] of Panna.<ref>{{cite web |title=LSI Vol-9 part-1 |publisher=dsal |page=89 |url=https://dsal.uchicago.edu/books/lsi/lsi.php?volume=9-1&pages=843#page/107/mode/1up}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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[[Category:Languages of Uttar Pradesh]] |
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[[Category:Bundelkhand]] |
[[Category:Bundelkhand]] |
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[[Category:Languages written in Devanagari]] |
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[[Category:Languages listed as Hindi dialects in latest census]] |
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Latest revision as of 16:22, 11 July 2024
| Bundeli | |
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| बुन्देली | |
 The word "Bundeli" written in Devanagari script | |
| Native to | India |
| Region | Bundelkhand |
Native speakers | 5.6 million (2011)[1] Census results conflate some speakers with Hindi. |
| Devanagari | |
| Official status | |
Official language in | None |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | bns |
| Glottolog | bund1253 |
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Bundeli (Devanagari: बुन्देली/बुंदेली) or Bundelkhandi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken in the Bundelkhand region of central India. It belongs to the Central Indo-Aryan languages and is part of the Western Hindi subgroup.
Classification
[edit]A descendant of the Sauraseni Apabhramsha language, Bundeli was classified under Western Hindi by George Abraham Grierson in his Linguistic Survey of India.[2] Bundeli is also closely related to Braj Bhasha, which was the foremost literary language in north-central India until the nineteenth century.
Like many other Indo-Aryan languages, Bundeli has often been subject to a designation as a dialect, instead of a language. Furthermore, as is the case with other Hindi languages, Bundeli speakers have been conflated with those of Standard Hindi in censuses.
Grierson divided Bundeli into four dialect groups:[3]
- Standard Bundeli, Bundeli, language of Tikamgarh, Lalitpur etc.
- Northeaster Bundeli (closely related to Bagheli)
- Northwester Bundeli (similar to Braj Bhasha)
- Southern Bundeli
Geographical distribution
[edit]The Bundelkhand region comprises regions of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. Bundeli is spoken in the Banda, Hamirpur, Jalaun, Jhansi, Lalitpur, Chitrakoot, Mahoba, Datia, Chhatarpur, Panna, Tikamgarh, Sagar, Damoh, Niwari districts.
History
[edit]Early examples of Bundelkhandi literature are the verses of the Alha-Khand epic. It is still preserved by bards in the Banaphari region. The epic is about heroes who lived in the 12th century CE. Formal literary works in Bundeli dates from the reign of Emperor Akbar. Notable figures are the poet Kesab Das of the 16th century, while Padmakar Bhatt and Prajnes wrote several works during the 19th century. Prannath and Lal Kabi, produced many works in Bundeli language at the court of Chhatrasal of Panna.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Scheduled Languages in descending order of speaker's strength - 2011" (PDF). Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 29 June 2018.
- ^ Grierson, George A. (1916). Linguistic Survey of India. Vol. IX Indo-Aryan family. Central group, Part 1, Specimens of western Hindi and Pañjābī. Calcutta: Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing, India.
- ^ Grierson, George A. Linguistic Survey of India. Vol. IX . Indo-Aryan family. Central group. Calcutta: Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing, India.
- ^ "LSI Vol-9 part-1". dsal. p. 89.
Bibliography
[edit]- Boehm, Ed (2015). A Sociolinguistic Profile of Bundeli (PDF). SIL International.
