Haryanvi language

Haryanvi
हरियाणवी
Spoken in India
Region Haryana, Northern India, Pakistan
Native speakers 13 million  (1992)[1]
Language family
Writing system Devanagari script, Nagari script
Language codes
ISO 639-3 bgc
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Haryanvi (Devanagari: हरियाणवी hariyāṇvī, also हरयाणवी harayāṇvī), also known as Bangru (बांगरू bāṅgrū), is the northernmost dialect of the Hindi language. It is most widely spoken in the North Indian state of Haryana, and also in Delhi. According to linguistic research, Haryanvi is very similar to Braj Bhasha[2] and has 65% lexical similarity with the Bagri language.[3]

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Geographical distribution

Haryanvi is exclusively spoken in various districts of Haryana. The people in the districts of Bhiwani and Rohtak speak the popular form of Haryanvi. The dialect spoken in central District Jind is the standard form of Haryanavi, however some linguists think that the language of Bhiwani and Rohtak is the standard form as it is influenced by all different variations of the language.

The districts adjoining Rajasthan speak different dialects with a Rajasthani legibility like Mewati in Mewat district, Ahirwati language of Ahirs in Mahendragarh, Narnaul, Gurgaon and Rewari districts.

Bagri (which has high lexical similarity with Haryanvi dialects to the west) in southern parts of Fatehabad, Bhiwani, southern and western parts of Sirsa and Hisar districts. haryanvi language has a reputation of power.

Haryanvi mixed with Braj bhasha is spoken in Faridabad district. Haryanvi spoken in districts of Panipat and southern parts of Yamunanagar all along the Yamuna river is easier to understand for people outside Haryana.

Urdu was widely spoken by the Muslim population in Gurgaon's Mewat district before partition but they have since migrated to Pakistan. The Muslim populations that left Haryana at the time of partition still speak dialects of Haryanvi in Pakistan.

Dialects

Haryanvi has various dialects. Haryanvi dialects have lots of variation and sometimes it varies from village to village which may be just a few kilometers apart. Bangaru, also known as Jatu (or Jati or Jataki; literally, "language of Jats"), is most widely spoken. Ahirs of Ahirwal belt in southern Haryana speak haryanvi language similar to Rajasthani.Rors, Gujjars and Kambojs usually speak the Khaddar dialect, which is a more northern form of Haryanvi and shares many similarities with Khariboli.

Haryanvi belongs to the Western Hindi family of languages. It is usually understood to be a dialect of Hindi and not a separate language although it has more lexical similarity and legibility with Bagri dialect of Rajasthani Language. A few dialects of Haryanvi have many similarities with Khariboli, the prestige dialect of Hindi but several other dialects are quite dissimilar.

Literature

There has not been a proper documentation of Haryanvi literature since most Haryanvi literary figures write in Standard Hindi, but the language has a long-standing oral tradition of folk songs.

Tau Sangi, Heeradas Udasi, Deepchand, Debising, Pt. Lakhami Chand, Baje Bhagat, Dhanpat, Mange Ram, Shriram Sharma, Rammehar, Taradatt vilxan and Bharatbhusan Sanghival have made a major contribution to Haryanvi literature. The works of Pt. Lakhami Chand, published by Haryana Sahitya Academy are also notable.

Haryanvi has a very rich culture in terms of folk songs that are called Raginis and folk dramas, known by the name of Saang. Surender Sharma is a very famous satirist, who initially told all his jokes in pure Haryanvi and most of his jokes have their origin in the rural culture of Haryana.

Sample sentences

Haryanvi sentence Its Meaning
Tu kitt ja se re? Where are you going?
Tu kay kare se re? (Male) / Aan ree! Ton kay kar ri se? (Female) What are you doing?
Kay naam se re tera? What is your name?
Tanne kay khaaya ? What did you eat?
Kay chal rahya se? (Jatu) What's going on?
Manne konyaa beraa(baira)/Manne konyaa jaan I don't know / I can't verify
Kunn se gaam ka se re tun? (Asking a male) What's your village's name?
Ghara kunn kunn sai? (Jatu) / Who's at home? or who are all in your family?
Thaara ghar kade/kit si sai re? Where is your home?
Jeem liya ke? Had your dinner?
Tu kaisa sai? (Jatu) How are you?
Manne ter te/tahin kahya ni tha I told you
Yaa mhaari chhori sai. (Jatu) She is my daughter
Yoo mhaara chhora sai (Jatu) He is my son
Ton kad si aavega re? (Asking a male) When you will be coming?
Teri baat dekhun tha Was waiting for you
Tera (Thaara) byaah ho ryaa sai ke? Are you married?
Kunn se gaam kaanni chaalya ton? Which city you are going to?
Urene aa / Ure naa aa Come here

One thing to be noted in the sample sentences above is that the "raa"/"re" "sambodhan" (address) in Haryanvi is for people younger to you. While addressing an older man, the "raa"/"re" is mostly replaced by the relationship that you share with him.

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