Vaagri Booli is an unclassified tribal Indo-Aryan language of southern India. It is not closely related to Hindi or Marathi. Hakkipikki, Nakkala , Pittalollu and other local names for the people mean 'bird catchers'.
| Vaagri Booli | |
|---|---|
| Hakkipikki/Narikuravar/Nakkala/Pittalollu | |
| Native to | India |
| Region | Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Pondicherry, Karnataka, Telangana, Maharashtra |
| Ethnicity | 12,000 (2007)[1] |
Native speakers | 9,300 (2007)[1] |
Indo-European
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| Tamil script | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | vaa |
| Glottolog | vaag1238 |
References
edit- ^ a b Vaagri Booli at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)