Bareli, Pauri

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A language of India

ISO 639-3
bfb
Alternate Names
Bareli, Barewali, Barli
Population

638,000 (2001 census).

Location

Maharashtra; Nandurbar district, Dhadgaon, Shahada, and Taloda tahsils; Dhule district, Shirpur tahsil; Madhya Pradesh, Barwani district, Pansemal tahsil, Nivali and Pati blocks.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification
Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Central zone, Bhil
Dialects

Pauri Bareli not intelligible with Rathwi Bareli [bgd] or Palya Bareli [bpx]. Dialect center in Maharashtra, Nandurbar district, Dhadgaon tahsil. Lexical similarity: 81%–88% with varieties of Pauri Bareli; 68%–79% with Rathwi Bareli [bgd]; 62%–66% with Palya Bareli [bpx].

Language Use

Vigorous. All domains except education. Positive attitudes. Most speakers have low proficiency in Nimadi [noe], Ahirani [ahr], state Hindi [hin], or Marathi [mar].

Language Development
Literacy rate in L2: Below 10%.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Bareli, Pauri
Writing
Devanagari script.
Other Comments

Traditional religion.