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Ethnologue > Web version > Country index > Asia > India > Bhalay

Bhalay

A language of India

ISO 639-3bhx

Population  8,670 (1981 census).
Region  Maharashtra, Amravati District.
Dialects  Lexical similarity 90% with Gowlan [goj].
Classification  Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Southern zone, Unclassified
Language use  Some also use Hindi or Marathi [mar].
Comments  Bhalay probably an alternate spelling of Balahi (Balai), a Scheduled Caste found in Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh. Traditional religion.