Raji language
Raji is a small Sino-Tibetan language of Nepal and Uttarakhand, India. Speakers were recently nomadic.
| Raji | |
|---|---|
| Region | Nepal, India |
Native speakers | 3,800 (2011 census)[1] |
| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | rji |
| Glottolog | raji1240 |
| ELP | Raji[2] |
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)[3] reports that Raji is spoken in the hamlets of Kimkhola, Bhogtirua, Ganagaon, Chipaltara, Madanbori, Kutachaurani, Altodi, Jamtadi, Khirdwari and Chakarpur.
Dialects
Khatri (2008)[4] 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
- Raji at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- Endangered Languages Project data for Raji.
- 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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