Lambadi
| Lambani | |
|---|---|
| Lambadi, Lamani, Banjari | |
| लंबाडी, ಲಂಬಾಣಿ, லம்பாடி, లంబాణి | |
| Native to | India |
| Ethnicity | Banjara |
Native speakers | 4,857,819 (2011 census) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | lmn |
| Glottolog | lamb1269 |
Lambadi is classified as "vulnerable" by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
| Person | Lamban/Lambadi |
|---|---|
| Language | Lambani |
Lambadi, Lambani, Lamani or Banjari is a Western Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Banjara people across India. The language does not have a native script.
Regional dialects are divided between the Banjara of Maharashtra (written in Devanagari), Karnataka (written in the Kannada script), Tamil Nadu (written in the Tamil script), Andhra Pradesh and Telangana (written in the Telugu script). Speakers are bilingual in either Telugu, Kannada, or Marathi.