Social:Baghati dialect

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Short description: Dialect of Lower Mahasu Pahari, India
Baghati
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π‘šŠπ‘š‚π‘šπ‘šπ‘š¦
File:Baghati.jpg
  • Baghati written in Devanagari script
Pronunciation/bΙ™.Ι‘Κ±aː.ʈiː/
Native to
  • Himachal Pradesh
  • Haryana
RegionMahasu
Indo-European
Takri
Language codes
ISO 639-3–
Glottologbagh1249[1]
Baghati is spoken in the eastern Solan district and in hilly parts of Panchkula district
Baghati is spoken in the eastern Solan district and in hilly parts of Panchkula district
Baghati
Approximate location of the Baghati speaking area in India
Coordinates: [ ⚑ ] 30Β°54β€²43β€³N 77Β°06β€²10β€³E / 30.911941Β°N 77.102886Β°E / 30.911941; 77.102886

Baghati (Takri:π‘šŠπ‘š‚π‘šπ‘šπ‘š¦) is a dialect of lower Mahasu Pahari belonging to the Western Pahari group of languages (as per Grierson). It is spoken in the eastern Solan district of Himachal Pradesh as well as in Kalka, Pinjore and Morni hills in Panchkula district of Haryana.[2][3]

Extent

File:Map of Mahasuic group of languages.jpg
Map of Mahasuic group of languages, as Baghati dialect is part of it

Baghati dialect got its name from former princely Baghat State. This dialect of Mahasu Pahari is spoken mainly in eastern Solan district which include notable areas of district headquarters Solan, Kandaghat, Waknaghat, eastern parts of Kunihar, Chail, Dharampur, Kuthar, Subathu, Kasauli, Parwanoo, etc and parts of Panchkula district which includes Kalka, Pinjore, Morni hills, etc. In Kalka, eastern Baddi, Barotiwala and Pinjore its sub-dialect Pinjore Baghati also known as Patiala Baghati (got its name from hilly parts of former princely Patiala State) is spoken.[4]

Script and specimen

File:Specimen of Baghati dialect of Mahasu Pahari.jpg
Specimen of Baghati dialect of Mahasu Pahari
File:Specimen of Pinjore Baghati 01.jpg
Specimen of Pinjore Baghati, the sub-dialect of the Baghati dialect of Mahasu Pahari[5]

Similarity with Haryanvi

According to the Journal of Language Survey Reports in March 2024, Baghati dialect of Mahasu Pahari is one of the closest dialects which related to Haryanvi.[6]

Lexical similarity percentages :-

HRT - Rohtak

95 HJN - Jind

95 93 HNG - Naraingarh

95 92 92 HLH - Loharu

93 91 90 92 HTR - Taoru

91 90 91 89 89 HFT - Fatehabad

88 87 88 90 90 82 BPL - Braj Bhasha, Palwal

78 79 85 83 83 82 83 HIN - Hindi

74 75 80 74 74 77 70 70 PUN - Punjabi

66 67 72 66 69 69 64 67 65 PBG - Baghati

See also

  • Baghat State
  • Baghliani dialect
  • Keonthali dialect
  • Hinduri dialect

References