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

Chamari

A language of India

ISO 639-3cdg

Population  406,000 (2001 IMB).
Region  Madhya Pradesh; Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow; Maharashtra.
Alternate names   Chamar, Chambhar Boli, Chambhari
Classification  Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Central zone, Western Hindi, Unclassified
Language development  Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%.
Comments  ‘Chamar’ is a caste name meaning ’skin and hide worker’. Members who speak regional languages are found throughout India (Singh 1995). Traditional religion.