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L.
The L
s
are a Gipsy tribe, who sell betel-leaf, areca-nuts, tobacco, bha
g,
etc. The number of Ls
returned at the last Census of 1911 was as follows:-
| Bombay... |
11,781
|
| Central Provinces and Berar... |
5,383
|
| Baroda State... |
8,500
|
| Hyderabad State... |
8,776
|
| Elsewhere... |
1,132
|
|
TOTAL.
|
35,572
|
It does not seem as if the Ls
generally have got a dialect of their own. During the preliminary operations
of this Survey a dialect called L
was reported to be spoken by 500 individuals in the Ellichpur District of Berar.
A version of the Parable of the Prodigal Son has been forwarded as an illustration
of this form of speech. The beginning of it, which follows, shows that the L
of Ellichpur is Eastern Rjasthn,
in most respects agreeing with Jaipur.