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 to | India, Pakistan |
| Region | Rajasthan |
| Ethnicity | Sansi |
Native speakers | 80,000 (2000–2002)[1] |
Indo-European
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| Devanagari, Perso-Arabic | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Either:ssi – Sansikbu – Kabutra |
| Glottolog | sans1271 Sansikabu1254 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.