Jogi language

Jogi جوڳي
Native to	Pakistan, India
Region	Sindh, Gujarat
Ethnicity	Jogis
Native speakers	50–100 thousand in Pakistan (1996)^[1]
Language family	Indo-European Indo-Iranian Indo-Aryan Western Rajasthani–Marwari Marwari Jogi جوڳي
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`jog`
Glottolog	None

Jogi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by at least some of the caste of Jogis of India and Pakistan. The language is generally considered a dialect of Marwari, but the pronouns are distinct. Many Hindu as well as Muslim Jogi's of Sindh speak Jogi language as their native including Sindhi as well; whereas Jogi in other parts of Pakistan speak mostly Jogi language.

References

↑ Request for New Language Code Element in ISO 639-3

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