The following is the entry for this language as it appeared in the 14th edition (2000).
It was superseded by the corresponding entry in the 15th edition (2005). See also the corresponding entry in the current edition of Ethnologue.
SIL code: BFY
ISO 639-2: inc
| Population | 396,000 in India (1997 IMA). Population total both countries 396,000 or more. |
| Region | Northeast Madhya Pradesh; Maharashtra; Uttar Pradesh. Also spoken in Nepal. |
| Alternate names | BAGELKHANDI, BHUGELKHUD, MANNADI, RIWAI, GANGGAI, MANDAL, KEWOT, KEWAT, KAWATHI, KENAT, KEVAT BOLI, KEVATI, KEWANI, KEWATI, NAGPURI MARATHI |
| Dialects | MARARI, OJHI (OJABOLI, OJHA, OJHE, OZA, OZHA), POWARI, BANAPARI, GAHORE, TIRHARI, GODWANI (MANDLAHA), SONPARI. |
| Classification | Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, East Central zone. |
| Comments | The Ojhi are semi-nomadic. Investigation needed: intelligibility with dialects. Hindu, traditional religion (Ojhi). NT 1821, out of print. |
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