Garasia, Adiwasi
A language of India
| Population | 100,000 (1988 IEM). |
| Region | North Gujarat, Banaskantha District, Danta taluk; Sabarkantha District, Poshina taluk. |
| Alternate names | Adiwasi Girasia, Adiwasi Gujarati, Girasia |
| Dialects | Understand Rajput Garasia [gra] well. Lexical similarity: 89%–96% between dialects, 75%–93% with dialects of Rajput Garasia; 79%–92% with dialects of Patelia [bhb]; 79%–93% with Wagdi [wbr]; 76%–87% with Marwari [rwr] dialects. |
| Classification | Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Central zone, Bhil |
| Language use | A few also use Gujarati [guj]. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%. Bible portions. |
| Comments | Speakers are Bhils. Dungra Bhil is sometimes used as an alternate name for Adiwasi Garasia and Rajput Garasia [gra] but probably refers to more than 1 group living in the hills (Dungra means hill). Traditional religion mixed with Hinduism. |
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