Lambadi
Lambadi or Labanki is a language spoken by the once nomadic Lambadi Banjara people across India and it belongs to Indo-Aryan group of languages. 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) and Telangana, Andhra Pradesh (written in the Telugu script). Speakers are bilingual in either Telugu, Kannada, or Marathi. Lambadi is also a type of graceful dance performed by the Banjari women while carrying metal pots on their heads. The women wore colorful dresses and beaded jewelry. References Bibliography Boopathy, S. Investigation & report in: Chockalingam, K., Languages of Tamil Nadu: Lambadi: An Indo-Aryan Dialect (Census of India 1961. Tamil Nadu. Volume ix) Trail, Ronald L. 1968. The Grammar of Lamani. Western Indo-Aryan languages Languages of Andhra Pradesh Languages of Karnataka Languages of Maharashtra Languages of Rajasthan Languages of Tamil Nadu Languages of Telangana