Alternate Names: Bangala, Banjara, Banjari, Banjori, Banjuri, Brinjari, Gohar-Herkeri, Goola, Gormati, Gurmarti, Kora, Labhani, Labhani Muka, Lamadi, Lamani, Lambani, Lambara, Lavani, Lemadi, Lumadale, Singali, Sugali, Sukali, Tanda, Vanjari, Wanji
Dialects: Andhra Pradesh Lamani (Telugu Lamani), Karnataka Lamani (Mysore Lamani), Maharashtra Lamani.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 4,150,000 (2001 census). Ethnic population: Estimates range up to 40,000,000 for the total group.
Language Use: Also use Kannada [kan], Marathi [mar], Telugu [tel].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 43% for Banjara of Andhra Pradesh. Many sources cite a much lower literacy rate for Banjara, 10%–20% (2001 census). Radio programs. Grammar. NT: 1999.
Typology: SOV.
Writing System: Devanagari, Kannada, Telugu
Nation of Origin: India
Other Comments: A Scheduled Tribe in Odisha, a Scheduled Caste in Karnataka, Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh. Ethnic autonym: Gormati. Traditional religion, Christian, Hindu.