Note 108 — P (Continued) (continued 3)

The Parjī language is stated by Mr. G. A. Grierson108 to have “hitherto been considered as identical with Bhatrī. Bhatrī has now become a form of Oriyā. Parjī, on the other hand, is still a dialect of Gōndi.” The Bhatrās are a tribe inhabiting the state of Bastar in the Central Provinces.