The Bazigar, Goaar, or Guar, language is spoken by the Bazigar ethnic group[2] of north-western India who are found primarily in Punjab, but also in Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Chandigarh, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Rajasthan.
Schreffler argues that it compares well with the Western Rajasthani dialects as well as with Punjabi (with which it is not mutually intelligible),[5] while Deb notes its resemblance to Bagri.
[7] The Bazigar claim descent from the Rajputs of Rajasthan and relate how they started spreading around the end of the 18th century.
[8] Initially nomadic and with a traditional occupation involving acrobatics and performance arts, they are now largely settled and mostly engaged in agricultural and other forms of labour.
[10] The ethnic Bazigar are estimated at half a million in Punjab,[11] but the language is not spoken by all.