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It was superseded by the corresponding entry in the 15th edition (2005).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: HNE
ISO 639-2: inc
| Population | 11,535,000 including 11,456,000 Chhattisgarhi (1997 IMA), 79,000 Laria (1997 IMA). |
| Region | Madhya Pradesh; Bihar; Orissa; and possibly in Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, and Tripura. Surgujia is in the Surguja and Raigarh districts of Madhya Pradesh; Sadri Korwa spoken by Korwa people of Jashpur district; Baigani in Balaghat, Raipur, and Bilaspur districts of Madhya Pradesh, and Sambalpur District of Orissa; Binjhwari in Raipur and Raigarh districts of Madhya Pradesh; Kalanga and Bhulia in Patna District of Bihar; Chhattisgarhi Proper in Raipur, Durg, Bilaspur and other districts of Madhya Pradesh. |
| Alternate names | LARIA, KHALTAHI |
| Dialects | SURGUJIA, SADRI KORWA, BAIGANI (BAIGA, BEGA, BHUMIA, GOWRO), BINJHWARI, KALANGA, BHULIA, CHHATTISGARHI PROPER, KAVARDI, KHAIRAGARHI. |
| Classification | Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, East Central zone. |
| Comments | Most closely related to Awadhi and Bagheli. Limited proficiency in Hindi. Oriya also used. Used in nearly all domains. Spoken as mother tongue by the Kawari. Positive attitude toward Chhattisgarhi. Investigation needed: intelligibility with dialects. Devanagari script. Poetry, newspapers, radio programs, TV. Arid plains. Traditional religion, Hindu, Muslim. Bible portions 1904-1952. |
