Raji language
| Raji | |
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| Region | Nepal, India |
Native speakers | 3,800 (2011 census)[1] |
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| ISO 639-3 | rji |
| Glottolog | raji1240 |
| ELP | Raji |
Raji is a small Sino-Tibetan language of Nepal and Uttarakhand, India. Speakers were until recently nomadic.
Distribution[]
Raji is spoken in the following areas of southwestern Nepal:[1]
- Bheri Zone: Surkhet, Banke, and Bardiya districts
- Seti Zone: Kailali District
- Mahakali Zone: Kanchanpur District
It is also spoken by Raji people of Uttarakhand, India, primarily living in Pithoragarh district.
In Pithoragarh district, Rastogi (2015)[2] reports that Raji is spoken in the hamlets of Kimkhola, Bhogtirua, Ganagaon, Chipaltara, Madanbori, Kutachaurani, Altodi, Jamtadi, Khirdwari and Chakarpur.
Dialects[]
Khatri (2008)[3] divides Raji into 3 main regional dialects, for which he also provides word lists.
- Barabandale: spoken in Jyotinagar, Katasi, Lalbojhi, Kuti, Bhuruwa, Solta, Khairehi, and Keodi of Kailali District; Sundarpur, Bandevi Sibir, Daiji, krishanpur and Chela Sibir of Kanchanpur District; and Rajigaun, Galfa, and Babiyachaur of Surkhet District.
- Purbiya: Shankarpur, Machhagadh, Baniyabhar, Rambhapur, Dhakela, Dhadhawar, Sanoshree, Gulariya Municipality and Phanphena of Bardiya District.Also Speak in Chhinchu of Surkhet District.
- Naukule : Spoken in Jhil and Kuchaini of Chaumala, Shankarpur of Masuriya, Jarahi of Sadepani, Dhangaghi Municipality and Manera. All are located within Kailali District.
References[]
- ^ a b Raji at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Rastogi, Kavita. 2015. Raji Orthography Development. Himalayan Linguistics, Vol. 14(2): 39–48. doi:10.5070/H914224947
- ^ Khatri, Ramesh. 2008. The structure of verbs and sentences of Raji. MA thesis, Kirtipur: Tribhuvan University.
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Dhakal, Dubi Nanda. 2019. A Raji-English Lexicon (Languages of the world / Dictionaries 72). (2019). Muenchen: Lincom Europa (Germany). Dhakal, Dubi Nanda. 2021a. Raji Grammar (in Nepali). (2078 VS, 2021). Kathmandu: Language Commission. Dhakal, Dubi Nanda. 2021b.The Raji-Raute link explained. Journal of Nepalese Studies. Vol. 14.1, 66-91.2021.
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