Dangi | Ethnologue

A language of India

ISO 639: dhn
Alternate Names: Dangri, Dangs Bhil, Dhanka, Dhanki, Kakachhu-Ki Boli, Tadavi, Tadvi Bhil
Autonym: ડાંગી‎ (Dangi)
Population: 203,000 (2011 census). 151,000 Dhanki and 52,000 Tadavi (2011 census).
Location:: Gujarat state: Dangs district; Maharashtra state: Jalgaon district; Karnataka and Rajasthan states.
Language Status: 3 (Wider communication).
Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Intermediate Divisions, Western, Khandesi
Dialects: None known. Similar to Khandesi [khn]. Kukna [kex] speakers consider Dhanki to be a variety of their own language (2020 A. K. Lima).
Language Use: Also use Gujarati [guj].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 53% in Gujarat (2001 census). Grammar. NT: 2017.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Dangi
Writing: Gujarati script [Gujr].
Other Comments: Dhanka of Rajasthan reportedly speak Hindi [hin] as L1; Dhanka of Maharashtra use Gujarati [guj] as L1; Tadvi Bhil reportedly use Bhili [bhb] as L1. Traditional religion.

Location: Gujarat state: Dangs district; Maharashtra state: Jalgaon district; Karnataka and Rajasthan states.