Koli, Wadiyara

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A language of India

ISO 639-3
kxp
Alternate Names
Wadaria, Wadhiara
Population

404,000 in India (2000). Population total all countries: 579,000.

Location

Gujarat, near Wadhyar town. Also in Pakistan.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

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

Tharadari Koli. Mewasi [kxp] and Wadiyara are almost the same linguistically and are converging as a caste. Dialects listed are distinct sociolinguistic endogamous ethnic groups. Lexical similarity: 78% with Kachi Koli [gjk].

Writing
Arabic script.

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