Chhattisgarhi

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A language of India

ISO 639-3
hne
Alternate Names
Khaltahi, Laria
Population

13,300,000 (2001 census).

Location

Chhattisgarh; Bihar; Odisha; possibly in Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, and Tripura. Baigani dialect in Madhya Pradesh, Shahdol District.

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Language Status

4 (Educational).

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

Baigani (Baiga, Bega, Bhumia, Gowro), Bhulia, Binjhwari, Chhattisgarhi Proper, Kalanga, Kavardi, Khairagarhi, Sadri Korwa. Most closely related to Awadhi [awa], Bagheli [bfy], and Surgujia [sgj]. Sadri Korwa spoken by Korwa people in Jashpur tahsil of Raigarh District; Baigani in Balaghat, Raipur, and Bilaspur districts of Chhattisgarh, and Sambalpur District of Odisha; Binjhwari in Raipur and Raigarh districts of Chhattisgarh; Kalanga [kck] and Bhulia dialect are spoken in Patna District of Bihar; Chhattisgarhi Proper in Raipur, Durg, Bilaspur, and other districts of Chhattisgarh.

Language Use

Nearly all domains. Positive attitudes. Low proficiency in Hindi [hin]. Also use Oriya [ory].

Language Development
Poetry. Newspapers. Radio programs. TV. NT: 2005.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Chhattisgarhi
Writing
Devanagari script.
Other Comments

Traditional religion, Hindu, Muslim.