| 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. |