Department of Linguistics

Languages & dialects analyzed : Linguistics


Indo Aryan
  • Gujarati (Gujarat)
  • Halbi (Madhya Pradesh)
  • Hindi-Urdu (Uttar Pradesh)
  • Kacchi (Gujarat)
  • Khandeshi (Maharashtra)
  • Khatri (Mysore/Karanataka)
  • Lamani (Maharashtra)
  • Magahi (Bihar)
  • Marathi (Maharashtra)
  • Nepali (Nepal)
  • Oriya (Orissa)
  • Saurashtri
  • Sindhi (Maharashtra)
  • Sinhalese (Ceylon/Sri Lanka)
  • Surti (S. Gujarat), Charotari (C. Gujarat), Kathiyawari (Saurashtra)
  • Mewati (Rajasthan)
  • Malvi (Indore, Ujjain, Devas, Ratlam, Mandsaur, Shajapur, Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh)
  • Sandvipi (Sandvip Island, Bay of Bengal)
  • Thari (Thar Desert)
  • Tarai Nepali (Bara, Parsa, Ranthat, S. Nepal)
  • Ganjami dialect of Oriya, Ganjam, Koraput, Orissa)
  • Kamraz dialect of Kashmiri (Baramulla, Kashmir)
  • Sirohi (Dungarpur, Banswara Rajasthan)
  • Maithili (Saptari, Nepal)
  • Western & Eastern Mayong dialects of Assamese (C. Assam)
  • Jadeja dialect of Sindhi (Kutch, Gujarat)
  • Mahl (Minicoy Island, Lakhshadveep Islands, Arabian Sea)
  • Konkani (Goa)
  • Nagpuri
  • Daulatabadi
  • Pawri
  • Bhili
Austro Asiatic
  • Bonda (Orissa)
  • Ho (Jharkhand)
  • Khariya* (Jharkhand)
  • Khasi* (Khasi & Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya)
  • Korku (Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh)
  • Santhali (Mayurbhanj, Orissa)
Dravidian
  • Gadaba* (Andhra Pradesh)
  • Gondi (Andhra Pradesh)
  • Muriya Gondi (Bastar, MP)
  • Kannada (Mysore/Karnataka)
  • Koraga* (Myosre/Karnataka)
  • Kudux (Madhya Pradesh)
  • Kuruba (Mysore/Karnataka)
  • Madiya (Maharashtra)
  • Malabari (Kerala)
  • Malayalam (Kerala)
  • Mopla (Kerala)
  • Tamil (Andhra Pradesh)
  • Telugu (Andhra Pradesh)
  • Chenchu Telugu (Andhra Pradesh)
  • Merolu* Telugu (Maharashtra)
  • Tigala (Mysore/Karnataka)
  • Tulu* (South Kanara)
  • Soliga (B. R. Hills, Mysore)
  • Halbi (Bastar, Madhya Pradesh)
  • Nagarcoil Christian Tamil, (Nagarcoil, TN)
  • Telugu dialect of Cuddaph (Koduru, Cuddaph)
  • Kadar (Palghat, Kerala)
  • Kayavar dialect of Tamil (Travancore, Kerala)
  • Kolami
Tibeto-Burman
  • Boro (Assam)
  • Garo (Manipur)
  • Kabui (Assam)
  • Lepcha (Nagaland)
  • Lushai (Assam)
  • Manipuri (Manipur)
  • Tankur Naga (Manipur)
  • Maring (Manipur)
  • Tai-Phake (Assam)
  • Tangkhul (Nepal)
  • Tenyidie (Nagaland)
  • Manchad/Patani (Lahual-Spiti, Himachal Pradesh)
  • Spiti (Lahual-Spiti, Himachal Pradesh)
  • Kangri (Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh)
  • Byangsi (Pithaurgarh, Uttaranchal)
  • Rongpo (Chamoli, Uttaranchal)
  • Bangani (Uttarkashi, Uttaranchal)
Isolated
  • Nahali (Buldhana, Maharashtra)
  • Onge (Little Andaman Island)

Kannada Dialect Survey (KDS) & post KDS
  • Nahali (Buldhana, Maharashtra)
  • Brahmin's Kannada (Gulbarga-Karnataka)
  • Non-Brahmin's Kannada* (Gulbarga- Karnataka)
  • Non-Brahmin's Kannada (Bijapur- Karnataka)
  • Non-Brahmin's Kannada (Bijapur- Karnataka)
  • Halakki Kannada* (Kumta- Karnataka)
  • Shivalli Kannada* (Barkur- Karnataka)
  • Koraga Language (Udupi- Karnataka)
  • Havyaka Kannada* (Puttur- Karnataka)
  • Kuruba Kannada* (Coorg- Karnataka)
  • Brahmin's Kannada* (Nanjangud- Karnataka)
  • Non-Brahmin's Kannada (Nanjangud- Karnataka)
  • Non-Brahmin's Kannada (Nanjangud- Karnataka)
  • Kannada (Madurai-Tamilnadu)
  • Kannada (Coimbatore-Tamilnadu)
  • Tiptur Kannada* (Hasan, Karnataka)
  • Rabakavi Kannada* (Rabakvi, Jamkhandi, Bijapur, Karnataka)
Marathi Dialect Survey (MDS) & Post MDS
  • Dangi (Ahwa-Dangs-Gujarat)
  • Varli (Kosbad-Thane)
  • Thakri (Pen-Kolaba)
  • Koli (Rahatad-Kolaba)
  • Katkari (Pitsai-Kolaba)
  • Kunbi (Mahad-Kolaba)
  • Kudali (Vengurla-Ratnagiri)
  • Gavdi (Mhapsa-Goa)
  • KonkaniKankon-Goa)
  • Konkani (Manglore-S.Kanara- Karnataka)
  • Karhadi (Kasargod-Cannanore-Kerala)
  • Marati (Kasargod-Cannanore-Kerala)
  • Konkani (Cochin-Kerala)
  • Kosti* (Nagpur)
  • Varhadi (Akole)
  • Marathi spoken by Lewa-Patidars (eastern Jalgaon)
  • Karhadi (S. Kanara)
  • Chitpavni (Ratnagiri)
  • Marathi dialect of TN puppet artists (Madurai, TN)
  • Tanjore Marathi* (Tanjore, TN)
  • Bhili of Dangs*