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GIPSY LANGUAGES.
Others have been dealt with in connexion with the Bhl languages in Vol. IX, Part iii, of this Survey, viz.:-
Name of dialect.
|
Estimated number of speakers.
|
Bor... |
43,000
|
Banjr... |
158,500
|
Chra... |
1,200
|
Hab... |
950
|
Prdh or kakr... |
8,648
|
Siylgir... |
120
|
Trmk or Ghis (Vol. IX, Part ii)... |
1,669
|
TOTAL.
|
214,087
|
There remain some vagrant tribes, who have, during the operations of this Survey, been reported to possess languages of their own, viz.:-
Name of dialect.
|
Estimated number of speakers.
|
Bldr... |
5,140
|
Bham... |
14
|
m... |
13,500
|
Gr... |
?
|
Gulguli... |
853
|
Kanjar (including Kuchbandh)... |
7,085
|
Klh... |
2,367
|
L... |
500
|
Machari... |
30
|
Malr... |
2,309
|
Mynwl or Lhr... |
?
|
Na... |
11,534
|
k... |
2,814
|
Pehr... |
1,250
|
Qa... |
2,700
|
Ss... |
51,550
|
Sikalgr... |
25
|
TOTAL.
|
101,671
|