Bareli, Palya

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A language of India

ISO 639-3
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Alternate Names
Pali, Palodi, Palya Bareli
Population

10,000 (2000 V. Varkey).

Location

Madhya Pradesh; Barwani district, Rajpur, Barwani tahsils; Khargone district, Jhirniya Tahsil; Maharashtra, Jalgaon district, Yawal, Raver tahsils; Dhule district, Shirpur tahsil.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

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

Dialect center is Madhya Pradesh, Barwani District, Choutharya village of Rajpur tahsil. Lexical similarity 62%–66% with Pauri Bareli [bfb], 67%–73% with Rathwi Bareli [bgd].

Language Use

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

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

Traditional religion.