Kamar

A language of India

ISO 639: keq
Population: 40,000 (2003 BI).
Location:: Chhattisgarh state: Raipur district; Madhya Pradesh state: Rewa district; Maharashtra state.
Language Status: 6a* (Vigorous).
Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Intermediate Divisions, Eastern, East Central
Dialects: None known. Lexical similarity: 68%–72% with Bhunjia [bhu], 66%–69% with Chhattisgarhi [hne], 68% with Oriya [ory], 61% with Hindi [hin], 27% with Telugu [tel].
Language Use: Chhattisgarhi [hne] used among themselves and Hindi [hin] with others (Singh 1994b). Also use English [eng].
Other Comments: A Scheduled Tribe. No relationship between the Kamar caste of iron workers in Bengal and Chota Nagpur and this ethnic group. Traditional religion, Hindu.

Location: Chhattisgarh state: Raipur district; Madhya Pradesh state: Rewa district; Maharashtra state.