Varhadi-Nagpuri

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A language of India

ISO 639-3
vah
Alternate Names
Berar Marathi, Berari, Dhanagari, Kumbhari, Madhya Pradesh Marathi
Population

6,970,000 (1995).

Location

Maharashtra, Amravati, Buldana, and Akola districts; Madhya Pradesh, Chhindwara and Balaghat districts; Andhra Pradesh, Adilabad and Nizamabad districts.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification
Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Southern zone, Unclassified
Dialects

Brahmani, Govari, Jhadpi, Kosti (Rangari), Kunban (Kohli), Kunbi, Mahari (Dhedi), Raipur. Regarded by some as a dialect of Marathi [mar].

Language Development
Radio programs. Bible portions: 1834.
Writing
Devanagari script.