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Majhwar

A language of India

ISO 639-3mmj

Population  34,300 (1995). Ethnic population: 174,000.
Region  Chhattisgarh, Bilaspur District, Katghora tahsil, Raigarh and Surguja districts; Uttar Pradesh, Allahabad, Varanasi, Mirzapur districts; Sikkim.
Alternate names   Majhvar, Manjhi, Manjhia
Dialects  Possibly a dialect of Asuri [asr].
Classification  Unclassified
Comments  A Scheduled Tribe in Chhattisgarh, reportedly speak Chhattisgarhi [hne] as L1. Hindu.