Bauria language

Not to be confused with Wagdi language or Vaghri language.

Bauria, also called Baori, is a Bhil language of India. It is spoken by the Babaria and Moghia. It is closely related to Habura, Pardhi, and Siyalgir^[3]

Bauria
ਬੌਰੀਆ / بوریا
Native to	India
Ethnicity	Bhil
Native speakers	63,029 (2011 census)[1][2]
Language family	Indo-European Indo-Iranian Indo-Aryan Western Indo-Aryan Bhil Northern Bauria
Language codes
ISO 639-3	bge
Glottolog	baur1251

Classification and grammar

Bauria is a Bhil language. The /s/ phoneme regularly becomes [k^h], except before /i/ or /e/. /k^h/ may weaken to [h].

The genetive posposition is nō or nan (feminine nī, oblique masculine nā). The dative is nū̃, nē, nai, or nā̃. Nā̃ is borrowed from the surrounding Punjabi. The oblique suffix is often weakened to n, as in tihōn, 'to them'. The ablative suffix is thō, which agrees in gender and case with the governing noun. The locative and agentive suffixes are -ē.

The pronouns are as follows:

Case	Singular			Plural
	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
Nomenative	hū̃	taū̃, tū̃	yōh, tiō	hamē̃	tamē̃	tē, tēhē
Oblique	mannē		tīnē		tauhē̃	tēhō, tīhō, tihōn
Genitive	m(h)ārō	tā(ha)rō	inhō	hamārō	tamāharō	tēhōnō, tihōnō
Locative	mī̃	tī̃, tēn	tīnē, tē̃	hamē̃	tamē̃	tē, tēhē

The verb substantive is sō̃ 'I am' and uttō 'was'. uttō becomes -tō when used as an auxiliary to form the perfective. The present continuous uses sō̃ as an auxiliary. The past participle ends un -iō. The negative verb prefixes kō-.

Sample passage

The following is a sample passage provided by Grierson:

Ēk

One

janā-nai

man-DAT

bai

two

dīk^ar-ā

son-PL

uttā.

were

Ēk janā-nai bai dīk^ar-ā uttā.

One man-DAT two son-PL were

A man had two sons.

Tihō-mai-thē

3PL-LOC-AGT

nanōṛ-ē

younger-NOM

dīkr-ē

son-NOM

āgā-nai

father-OBL

kēh^awā

say

lagiō,

begin-PST.PAS,

'ō

'o

āgā,

father,

jō

what

ap^arō̃

GEN.2SG

walēwō

property

hi-riō

remain-PST.PAS

tihā-mai-thō

that-ABL

mannē

1SG.OBL

bhāg^lō

share

dai-dē.'

give-away."

Tihō-mai-thē nanōṛ-ē dīkr-ē āgā-nai kēh^awā lagiō, 'ō āgā, jō ap^arō̃ walēwō hi-riō tihā-mai-thō mannē bhāg^lō dai-dē.'

3PL-LOC-AGT younger-NOM son-NOM father-OBL say begin-PST.PAS, 'o father, what GEN.2SG property remain-PST.PAS that-ABL 1SG.OBL share give-away."

The younger began to say to the father, "Oh father, what property is for you to give to me?"

Ti-nē

3SG-AGT

tihōn

3PL-DAT

walēwō

property

waṇḍī

divide-PRF

diddō.

give-PST.PAS.

Ti-nē tihōn walēwō waṇḍī diddō.

3SG-AGT 3PL-DAT property divide-PRF give-PST.PAS.

He gave them his divided property

Ghanā

many

dan

days

kō-thāiā-nahī̃

NEG-be.PST-at.all

tē

then

nanōrē

younger-AGT

dīk^arē

son-AGT

kharō

all

walēwō

property

bhēlō

together

karī-liddō,

collect-PST.PAS

Ghanā dan kō-thāiā-nahī̃ tē nanōrē dīk^arē kharō walēwō bhēlō karī-liddō,

many days NEG-be.PST-at.all then younger-AGT son-AGT all property together collect-PST.PAS

Not many days passed until the younger son collected all the property