Haryanvi language

 ( Central Indo-aryan Languages ) 

Haryanvi (हरियाणवी or हरयाणवी) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken primarily in the Indian state of Haryana and the territory of Delhi. Haryanvi is considered to be part of the dialect group of Western Hindi, which also includes Kauravi dialect and Braj Bhasha. It is written in the Devanagari script.

The Rangri dialect of Haryanvi of the Ranghar community is still spoken by Muhajir emigres in the Pakistani provinces of Punjab and Sindh, though it has become extinct within Haryana itself. The dialect is written in the Nastaliq variant of the Perso-Arabic script.

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Rangri dialect After Partition, 1.2 million Haryanvi-speaking Muslims migrated from Haryana and Delhi in India to Pakistan. Today in Pakistan, it is a "First language" of millions of Muley Jat and Ranghar Muslims. They live in thousands of villages in Punjab, Pakistan, and hundreds of villages in Sindh and all over Pakistan. After the independence of Pakistan in 1947, many Uttar Pradesh Ranghars also migrated to Sindh in Pakistan and mostly settling in Karachi.

These people have settled down mainly in the districts of Lahore District, Sheikhupura, Bhakkar District, Bahawalnagar, Rahim Yar Khan District (specially in Khanpur tehsil), Okara District, Layyah District, Vehari District, Sahiwal District, Phullarwan in Sargodha District and Multan District of Punjab. In districts of Pakpattan, Okara District, and Bahawalnagar which have the densest concentrations of Rāngrri Speakers, they consist mostly of small peasants, with many serving in the army, police and Civil Services. They maintain an overarching tribal council (Panchayati raj in the Rānghari language), which deals with a number of issues, such as punishments for petty crime or co-operation over village projects.Muslim Communities of South Asia Culture, Society and Power edited T N Madan pages 42–43 Ranghar are also found in Mirpur Khas and Nawabshah Districts of Sindh. Most Ranghar are now bilingual, speaking Urdu language as National. Punjabi language, Saraiki dialect and Sindhi language as Regional, as well as still speaking Rāngrri language as "First Language" or "Mother Language" or "Village Language" or "Community language".

A large number of are also found in the capital city of Islamabad. They speak Urdu with Rāngrri accent. , in addition, the Odh people community in Pakistan also speak Rānghari as their mother tongue.

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In popular culture Bollywood films like Dangal, Sultan, and have used the Haryanvi culture and language as the backdrop of their films. These movies have received warm appreciation throughout India and abroad. As a result, some non-native speakers have shown an interest in learning the language.Haryanvi has successfully made its presence count into Indian cinema, TV, popular music albums and academia, with the influence of Haryana in the fields of sports, Bollywood, defense, industrialization and politics. The Haryanvi language and culture has also been promoted in significant proportion.

The character Virendra Pratap Singh of the show Molkki (2020-2022), played by Amar Upadhyay, speaks Haryanvi.

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In local culture Haryanvi has a rich collection of oral culture including folk songs, tales, and oral history. These are practiced by Haryanvi speakers on special occasions as well as in everyday life.

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See also

• List of people from Haryana
• Haryanvi cinema
• List of Haryanvi-language films
• Haryanvi culture
• Haryanvi music
• Haryanvi people
• Music of Haryana

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