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NLX ISO 639-3

Nahali

A language of India

ISO 639
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Alternate Names
Kalto, Nahal, Nahale, Nahalia
Population
15,000 (2003).
Location:
Madhya Pradesh state: Barwani district; Maharashtra state: Dhule district; Jalgaon district, Chopda sub-district, north of Amalwadi; Nandurbar district, Dhadgaon sub-district, 12 villages near Toranmal.
Language Status
6b* (Threatened).
Classification
Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Intermediate Divisions, Western, Bhil
Dialects
None known. 96% intelligibility of Bareli Pauri [bfb]. This may be acquired rather than inherent (1988 S. Watters). Lexical similarity: 58%–68% with Noiri [noi] varieties, 60%–61% with Dungra Bhil [duh], 69%–73% with Bareli Pauri [bfb].
Language Use
Also use English [eng].
Language Development
NT: 2020.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Nahali
Writing
Devanagari script [Deva].
Other Comments
Reported to speak Nimadi [noe] as L1 (Singh 1994b). Nihali [nll] and Nahali are different languages.

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Location: Madhya Pradesh state: Barwani district; Maharashtra state: Dhule district; Jalgaon district, Chopda sub-district, north of Amalwadi; Nandurbar district, Dhadgaon sub-district, 12 villages near Toranmal.