Mina

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A language of India

ISO 639-3
myi
Population

3,800,000 (IMA 1997).

Location

Madhya Pradesh, Gwalior, Shivpuri, Guna, and Rajgarh districts, Vidisha district, Sironj subdivision; Rajasthan, Jaipur, Alwar, Bharatpur, Sawai Madhopur, Tonk, Bundi, and Ajmer districts.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification
Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Unclassified
Language Use

Use a mix of Dhundari [dhd], Mewari [mtr], and Mewati [wtm].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Mina
Other Comments

A Scheduled Tribe. Reportedly L1 is Dhundari [dhd] in Rajasthjan and Braj Bhasha [bra] in Madhya Pradesh. Not a Bhil tribe, and there is no connection between Mina and Wagdi, who call themselves Mina Bhil. Hindu.