Lambadi is a Rajasthani language spoken by nomadic Banjara people across India. It hasover 2.8 million speakers. Regional dialects are divided between the Banjara of Maharashtra (written in Devanagari Script), Karnataka (written in the Kannada script) and Andhra Pradesh (written in the Telugu script). Speakers are bilingual in either Telugu, Kannada, or Marathi.
The language is known by various other names such as:
Bangala, Banjara, Banjari, Banjori, Banjuri, Brinjari, Gohar-Herkeri, Goola, Gormati, Gurmarti, Kora, Labhani, Labhani, Muka, Lamadi, Lambani, Lamani, Lambara, Lavani, Lemadi, Lumadale, Singali, Sugali, Sukali, Tanda, Vanjari, Wanji, Andhra Pradesh Lamani, Karnataka Lamani, Maharashtra Lamani, Mysore Lamani, Telugu Lamani.
