Ancient Indian language with literature in prose and poetry
Dingal
Old Western Rajasthani
Old Gujarati
डिंगल • ḍiṁgala
The word "Dingal" in Devanagari script
Pronunciation
[ɖiⁿɡələ]
Native to
India
Pakistan
Region
Rajasthan
Gujarat
Sindh
Malwa
Era
8th century CE; Developed into Rajasthani and Gujarati languages by 13th century CE
Language family
Indo-European
Indo-Iranian
Indo-Aryan
Western[1]
Dingal
Early form
Apabhraṃśa
Writing system
Devanagari
Mahajani
Language codes
ISO 639-3
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Dingal (Devnagari: डिंगल; IAST: ḍiṁgala; also spelled Dimgala), also known as Old Western Rajasthani,[2] is an ancient Indian language written in Nagri script and having literature in prose as well as poetry. It is a language of very high tone and requires a specific style of speaking. Dingal was used in Rajasthan and adjoining areas including Gujarat, Kutch, Malwa, and Sindh. Most of Dingal literature is said to be composed by Charans. It was prominently used in composition of war poetry praising the martial exploits of Rajput and Charan war heroes.[3]
Dingal is a New Indo-Aryan (NIA) poetic language or style. It is called by various names such as Maru-Bhasha, Marwari, and Old Western Rājasthāni. Dingal is also described as one of five "pre-modern Hindi literary dialects", listed together with Braj, Avadhi, Sadhu and Maithili.[4] Dingal has also been called as the ancestor of Marwari and Gujarati.[5]
^Ernst Kausen, 2006. Die Klassifikation der indogermanischen Sprachen (Microsoft Word, 133 KB)
^Ault, Dr Cecil Thomas Jr. (9 February 2017). Folk Theatre of Rajasthan: Introducing Three Marwari Khyal Plays Translated into English. Partridge Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4828-8816-4.
^Paniker, K. Ayyappa (1 January 2000). Medieval Indian Literature - An Anthology - Vol. 3. Sahitya Akademi.
^Jain, Dhanesh; Cardona, George (2003). The Indo-Aryan Languages. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-7007-1130-7.
^Mayaram, Shail (2004). Against History, Against State: Counterperspectives from the Margins. Orient Blackswan. ISBN 978-81-7824-096-1.
Dingal (Devnagari: डिंगल; IAST: ḍiṁgala; also spelled Dimgala), also known as Old Western Rajasthani, is an ancient Indian language written in Nagri script...
Shakti Singh has been written in Dingal language. It was also used in composition of Suryamal Misharan and Baankidas. Dingal is literary genre of Charans...
believed that Marwari and Gujarati evolved from Old Western Rajasthani or Dingal. Formal grammar of Gurjar Apabhraṃśa was written by Jain monk and Gujarati...
(poet-historian) of Bundi kingdom. He was proficient in six languages including Dingal, Sanskrit, Prakrit, Apabhraṃśa, and was a scholar of grammar, logic, history...
usually written by Charans. Earlier Rajasthani was known as Charani or Dingal, which was close to Gujarati. Medieval Rajasthani literature was mostly...
in Rajasthan Vidhan Sabha from 1962 to 1967. He was a reputed scholar of Dingal, Rajasthani, and English and known for his poetry and translation work....
Nainsi ri Khyat (or 'Khyat of Nainsi') is a late 17th-century Marwari & Dingal text chronicling the history of Marwar. Its author Muhnot Nainsi, an official...
Deborah Ann Dingell (/ˈdɪŋɡəl/; née Insley; November 23, 1953) is an American politician who is a member of the Democratic Party who has been the U.S...
Udaipur's court. Ladu Dan learnt Dingal and Sanskrit scriptures from Ladhaji Rajput of Dhamadka, becoming a scholar in Dingal, poetry and scriptures. Ladudanji...
behavior towards the defeated Sultan is displayed in the inscribed historical Dingal verses, authored by Haridas himself: Throughout his life, Haridas was a...
marriage for women. Most of their workers were cultivators. They speak Dingal and use Devanagari characters. They adhere to Hinduism including all of...
Singh from attending the 1903 Delhi Durbar with Chetavani ra Chungatya, his Dingal (Old Western Rājasthāni) work. Barhath founded Veer Bharat Sabha, a revolutionary...
Mahatma Isardas' by his devotees. The language of Isardas' compositions is Dingal. Isardas Barhath was born in a Vaishnava Charan family in the 16th century...
times at Jai Narain Vyas University. He was considered an authority in Dingal (Rajasthani) literature as well as a great scholar of Hindi and Braj-Bhasha...
all over the world came to Shahaji's court to seek his patronage. In a Dingal-language poem, he describes a scene in which the king of Amber learns of...
of Rajasthani literature, as well as virkavya (heroic poetry), from the Dingal language took form during the early formation of medieval social and political...
Sinhji Ashiya, in AD 1771. He is considered the best poet of the Rajasthani (Dingal) language of his time. Bankidas was the Raj-Kavi of Marwar (Jodhpur) kingdom...
suggest that the Kharaparas were a foreign tribe (possibly Mongols), and the Dingal-language texts use the word "Kharapara" as a synonym for "Muslim", but such...
peculiarities. This language is sometimes called "Pingal" to distinguish it from Dingal, the language of Rajasthani poems. Prithviraj Raso frequently uses the six-line...
etc. Poems of stray form also use a variety of such metres. Written in Dingal, the various sources, known as bata (vata), khyata, vigata, pidhiavali,...
1670(1670-00-00) (aged 59–60) Jodhpur Occupation Writer Historian Language Dingal Rajasthani Nationality Jodhpur State Notable works Nainsi ri Khyat Marwar...
library at Tharad. Kanhadade Prabandha has been praised as the finest work in Dingal (literary form of the Old Western Rajasthani or Old Gujarati), and one of...
kingdom of Marwar. During his childhood, Muraridan learned bhasha-sahitya and Dingal from his father Bharatdan, Yati Jnanchandra taught him Sanskrit. At the...
चीज; transl. The Charans are verily invaluable.) is a 19th-century short Dingal (Marwari) poem written by Maharaja Man Singh of Marwar. The poem is divided...
• Representative Manuel T. Sagarbarria • Municipal Council Members Jonathan P. Dingal Mario Z. Torres Godiardo M. Codera Jr. Ma. Marlita B. Buscato Enozario T...
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