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Bhoyari
भोयरी
Native toIndia
Language codes
ISO 639-3
Glottolog bhoy1241

Bhoyari is an Indo-Aryan dialect of Central India, specifically Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Rajasthan. It is a dialect of the Malvi language. [1] [2]

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The dialect is sometimes referred to as Bhomiyari, Bhoyaroo, Bhuiyar, Bhuria or Bohoyeri. [3]

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References

  1. Masica, Colin P. (1993). The Indo-Aryan Languages. Cambridge Language Surveys. Cambridge University Press. p. 424. ISBN   978-0-521-29944-2.
  2. Mhaiske, V. M.; Patil, V. K.; Narkhede, S. S. (2016). Forest Tribology And Anthropology. Scientific Publishers. p. 191. ISBN   978-93-86102-08-9.
  3. Bright, William O., ed. (1992). International Encyclopedia of Linguistics. Vol. 1. Oxford University Press. p. 243.

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