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Ethnologue > Web version > Country index > Asia > India > Bareli, Palya

Bareli, Palya

A language of India

ISO 639-3bpx

Population  10,000 (2000 NLCI).
Region  Madhya Pradesh, Barwani District: Rajpur, Barwani tahsils; Khargone District: Jhirniya tahsil; Maharashtra, Jalgaon District: Yawal, Raver tahsils; Dhule District: Shirpur tahsil.
Alternate names   Pali, Palodi, Palya Bareli
Dialects  Dialect center is Madhya Pradesh, Barwani District, Choutharya village of Rajpur tahsil. Lexical similarity 62%–66% with Pauri Bareli [bfb], 67%–73% with Rathwi Bareli [bgd].
Classification  Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Central zone, Bhil
Language use  Vigorous. All domains except education. Positive attitude. A few also use Nimadi [noe], Ahirani [har], Hindi, or Marathi languages.
Language development  Literacy rate in L2: Below 10%.
Comments  Traditional religion.