Majhwar

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A language of India

ISO 639-3
mmj
Alternate Names
Majhvar, Manjhi, Manjhia
Population

34,300 (1995). Ethnic population: 174,000 (2007).

Location

Chhattisgarh, Bilaspur district, Katghora tahsil, Raigarh and Surguja districts; Uttar Pradesh, Allahabad, Varanasi, Mirzapur districts; Sikkim.

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Language Status

7 (Shifting).

Classification
Unclassified
Dialects

Possibly a dialect of Asuri [asr].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Majhwar
Other Comments

A Scheduled Tribe in Chhattisgarh. Reportedly speak Chhattisgarhi [hne] as L1. Hindu.