Lubanki dialect
Lubanki, also known as Labanki or Lubani, is an extinct Indo-Aryan dialect that was formerly spoken by the Labana tribe in Punjab.[1][2] The dialect is named thus because it was used by the Labana tribe.[3][4] It was a dialect of the Labanas, incorporating elements of Marwari, Punjabi, Gujarati, and Marathi. The dialect is extinct among Labanas in Punjab, but is still spoken by Rajasthani Labanas. The dialect consisted of a mixture of different vernaculars.[3] Some unique words were gauri (cow), chhora (son), bhut (devil), bhau (brother), dasa (hole), ladho, and baro.[3][5] The dialect went into decline after the Lubana tribe started settling into a sedentary lifestyle.[3] In 1941, the weekly newspaper Prem Sandesh edited by Bawa Harnam Singh spoke against the dialect and other aspects of Labana culture, such as ghagra, choli, various ornaments, purdah, and other cultural aspects.[3] Among Sikhs, the famous Labanki quote Guru Ladho Re (Found the Guru) was outspoken when Makhan Shah Labana identified the ninth successor of Nanak, Guru Tegh Bahadur. Some Lubanki words are preserved within the Guru Granth Sahib, such as in the following phrases:[6]
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