Jogi language explained

Jogi
States:Pakistan, India
Region:Sindh, Gujarat
Ethnicity:Jogis
Speakers:50–100,000 in Pakistan
Date:1996
Ref:[1]
Familycolor:Indo-European
Fam2:Indo-Iranian
Fam3:Indo-Aryan
Fam4:Western
Fam5:Rajasthani–Marwari
Fam6:Marwari
Iso3:jog
Glotto: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.[2] However, the Jogi living in Thari Mirwah Sindh are a sub-caste of the Rajpar tribe, whose native language is Sindhi, and do not speak Jogi.

Notes and References

  1. http://www-01.sil.org/iso639-3/cr_files/2014-016_jog.pdf Request for New Language Code Element in ISO 639-3
  2. Web site: A language of Pakistan. ethnologue. 7 May 2016.