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AGI ISO 639-3

Agariya

A language of India

ISO 639
agi
Alternate Names
Agaria, Agharia, Agoria
Population
72,000 (2007).
Location:
Chhattisgarh state: Bilaspur district; Madhya Pradesh state: Mandla and Rewa districts, Maikal hills; Uttar Pradesh state: Agra, Mathura, and Mirzapur districts.
Language Status
6a* (Vigorous).
Classification
Austro-Asiatic, Munda, North Munda, Kherwari
Language Use
Many also use English [eng]. Also use Hindi [hin].
Language Development
Literacy rate in L2: 5%.
Other Comments
A Scheduled Caste in Uttar Pradesh. Chhattisgarhi [hne] L1 of tribe (Singh 1995b). Traditional religion, Hindu.

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Location: Chhattisgarh state: Bilaspur district; Madhya Pradesh state: Mandla and Rewa districts, Maikal hills; Uttar Pradesh state: Agra, Mathura, and Mirzapur districts.