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{{Short description|Dialect of Lower Mahasu Pahari, India}}
{{Infobox language
| name = Baghliani
| familycolor = Indo-European
| glotto = maha1287
| altname = '''बघल्याणी'''
| nativename = '''𑚊𑚂𑚍𑚥𑚣𑚞𑚦'''
| region = [[Mahasu (region)|Mahasu]]
| fam1 = [[Indo-European]]
| fam2 = [[Indo-Iranian languages|Indo-Iranian]]
| fam3 = [[Indo-Aryan languages|Indo-Aryan]]
| fam4 = [[North-Western Indo-Aryan languages|North-Western]] or [[Northern Indo-Aryan languages|Northern]]
| fam5 = [[Western Pahari]]
| fam6 = [[Mahasu Pahari]]
| fam7 =
| script = [[Takri script|Takri]]
| pushpin_map = India
| pushpin_map_caption = Approximate location of Baghliani speaking area
| coordinates = {{coord|31.144155|N|76.904916|E|display=inline}}
| pronunciation = [[Help:IPA/Hindi and Urdu|[bə.ɡəl.jaː.ɳiː]]]
| image = Baghliani dialect of Mahasu Pahari written in Devanagari script.jpg
| imagecaption = Baghliani written in [[Devanagari|Devanagari script]]
| states = [[Himachal Pradesh]]
}}

'''Baghliani''' ([[Takri script|Takri]]:𑚊𑚂𑚍𑚥𑚣𑚞𑚦) is a dialect of Lower [[Mahasu Pahari]] belonging to the [[Western Pahari]] group of languages. It is spoken in the western [[Solan district]] of [[Himachal Pradesh]]. The dialect derives its name from the former princely state of [[Baghal State|Baghal]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-04-01 |title=www.baghlayani.org |url=https://www.baghlayani.org/en |access-date=2026-04-01 |website=www.baghlayani.org |language=en}}</ref>

== Extent ==
[[File:Map of Mahasuic group of languages.jpg|thumb|Map of [[Mahasu (region)|Mahasuic]] group of languages, as Baghliani dialect is part of it|260x260px]]
Baghliani dialect is spoken in western [[Solan district]], the area which was part of the former princely state of [[Baghal State|Baghal]]. It is also spoken in bordering villages of [[Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh|Bilaspur district]] which gradually transits in mixed of Baghliani and [[Bilaspuri]], after which core Bilaspuri is spoken. The notable areas in which it is spoken are [[Arki, India|Arki Tehsil]] (capital of former princely state of Baghal), [[Darlaghat]], [[Ramshehar]], [[Badi ki dhar|Badi Dhar]], western parts of [[Kunihar]] and northern parts of [[Nalagarh]] in which it makes gradual transiton with [[Hinduri language|Hinduri]], in proper Nalagarh, Hinduri replaces Baghliani.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Grierson |first=George A. |url=https://glottolog.org/resource/reference/id/50321 |title=Indo-Aryan Family: Central Group: Specimens of the Pahārī Languages and Gujurī |date=1916 |publisher=Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing |series=Linguistic Survey of India |volume=IX(IV) |location=Calcutta}}</ref>

== Script and specimen ==
'''Devanagari (Baghliani):'''

''“हिमाचलो रे अर्की-दारलाघाट तहसीलो दे बाघली-बघल्याणी ग्लाओएं। ऐ बुइली महासुई दे पड़ोइं होर बघाटी होर हिंदूरी साथी मिलोइं।”''

'''Transliteration:'''

''Himācalō ré Arkī-Dārlāghāṭ tehsilō dé Bāghlī-Baghlyāṇī glāoēṅ. É buili Māhāsui dé paṛoīṅ hor Baghāṭī hor Hindurī sāthī miloīṅ.''

'''Meaning (English):'''

''“Baghli–Baghliani is spoken in the Arki and Darlaghat tehsils of Himachal. It belongs to the Mahasui group and is similar to Baghati and Hinduri.”''

== Grammar ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Features
!Devanagari
!IPA
!Translation (English)
|-
|'''[[Dative case]]'''
|खे
|Khé
|to
|-
|'''[[Inessive case]]'''
|दे-दा, रे-रा, मा खे
|Dé-Dā, Ré-Rā, Bicé, Ma khe (sentence-dependent)
|of, in, to me
|-
|'''[[Possessive affix]]'''
|गे
|Gé
|to them
|-
|'''[[Comitative case]]'''
|साथे, सौगी
|Sāthé(/i) and Sāôgī
|with, partner
|-
|'''[[Genitive case|Genetive case]]'''
|रा, रे, री
|Rā, Ri, Ré
|his, their, her
|-
|'''[[Interrogative word|Intorregative words]]'''
|के, केबे, कऊँ, केईं-केती, कियां, कौ
|Ké, Kébbé, Kàuṅ, Kīyāṅ, Kéiṅ-Kétī, Kīyāṅ, Kaô/ Kô
|what, when, why, where, how, how many
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Sentences in Baghliani with translation:-'''
|-
|'''Baghliani'''
|Sé kyā/ ké kamāoāṅ
|-
|'''Devanagari'''
|से क्या/ के कमाओआं
|-
|'''English'''
|What does he do?
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+
|'''Baghliani'''
|Kébbé āôṅā tussé āsā ré
|-
|'''Devanagari'''
|केब्बे आऔणा तुस्से आसा रे
|-
|'''English'''
|When will you come visit us?
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+
|-
|'''Baghliani'''
|Kàuṅ bāhi tæṅ tés khé
|-
|'''Devanagari'''
|कऊँ बाही तैं तेस खे
|-
|'''English'''
|Why did you hit him?
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+
|-
|'''Baghliani'''
|Kéiṅ cālīré bhyāgō ré tussé
|-
|'''Devanagari'''
|केईं चालीरे भ्यागो रे तुस्से
|-
|'''English'''
|Where are you off too early in the morning?
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+
|-
|'''Baghliani'''
|Kiyāṅ kôé ubhé tusé étré cchōṛé
|-
|'''Devanagari'''
|कियां कौए उभे तुसे एत्रे छोड़े
|-
|'''English'''
|How did you climb up so quickly?
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+
|-
|'''Baghliani'''
|Kô bhāu hé /munnī hī tés ré
|-
|'''Devanagari'''
|कौ भाऊ हे /मुन्नी ही तेस रे/ री
|-
|'''English'''
|How many sons/ daughters does he have?
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Some notable words in Baghliani:-'''
|-
|'''Baghliani'''
|'''Devanagari'''
|'''English'''
|-
|Māṭhā
|माठा
|Boy
|-
|Munnī
|मुन्नी
|Girl
|-
|Bhāu
|भाउ
|Son
|-
|Ḍaīṇī ré
|डईणी रे
|snake (lit. of the witch)
|-
|Karàṛā
|कर्ड़ा
|Bitter
|}

== See also ==

* [[Baghal State]]
* [[Baghati dialect]]
* [[Keonthali dialect]]
* [[Hinduri language|Hinduri dialect]]

== References ==
<references />

== External links ==

*{{YouTube|id=BO7Q8qjsLlc|title=Differentiating between Mandeali and Baghliani dialect of Mahasu Pahari}}
*{{YouTube|id=JWsETq69evo|title=Showcasing sarcasm and fun in Baghliani dialect of Mahasu Pahari}}
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[[Category:Languages of Himachal Pradesh]]
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[[Category:Endangered languages of India]]
[[Category:Languages written in Devanagari]]
[[Category:Languages written in Takri]]
[[Category:Languages listed as Hindi dialects in latest census]]

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