| Population |
175,000 (2000 NLCI). |
| Region |
Maharashtra; Nandurbar District, Dhadgaon, Shahada, Taloda tahsils; Dhule District; Shirpur tahsil; Madhya Pradesh; Barwani District; Pansemal tahsil; Nivali and Pati blocks. |
| Alternate names |
Bareli, Barewali, Barli |
| Dialects |
Pauri Bareli not intelligible with Rathwi Bareli [bgd] or Palya Bareli [bpx]. Dialect center in Maharashtra, Nandurbar District, Dhadgaon tahsil. Lexical similarity: 81%–88% among varieties of Pauri Bareli; 68%–79% with Rathwi Bareli; 62%–66% with Palya Bareli. |
| Classification |
Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Central zone, Bhil |
| Language use |
Vigorous. All domains except education. Positive attitude. A few use Nimadi [noe], Ahirani [ahr], state Hindi, or Marathi [mar] languages. |
| Language development |
Literacy rate in L2: Below 10%. |
| Writing system |
Devanagari script. |
| Comments |
Traditional religion. |