Vaagri Booli language

Vaaghri Boli
Vaaghri Boli
Hakkipikki/Narikuravar/Nakkala/Pittalollu
Native to	India
Region	Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Pondicherry, Karnataka, Telangana, Maharashtra
Ethnicity	12,000 (2007)
Native speakers	9,300 (2007)
Language family	Indo-European Indo-Iranian Indo-Aryan (unclassified; Bhili?) Vaaghri Boli; ; ; ;
Writing system	Tamil script
Language codes
ISO 639-3	vaa
Glottolog	vaag1238

Last updated October 17, 2025

Vaaghri Boli is an unclassified tribal Indo-Aryan language of southern India. It is not closely related to Hindi or Marathi. Hakkipikki , Nakkala, Pittalollu and other local names for the people mean 'bird catchers'.

References

1 2 Vaaghri Boli at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

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[e18-1] 1 2 Vaaghri Boli at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

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