Varli
A language of India
| Population | 600,000 (2003). |
| Region | Maharashtra, north Thane District, Dahanu, Talasari taluks, Nasik and Dhule districts; Gujarat, Valsad District, Dharampur taluk; Dadra and Nagar Haveli. Davari in far north Thane District and south Gujarat. |
| Alternate names | Warli |
| Dialects | Davari, Western Nihiri, Eastern Nihiri. Some classify this as a dialect of Gujarati [guj] or Bhili [bhb]. Lexical similarity: 61%–93% among dialects, 60% with Marathi [mar], 65% with Kukna [kex]. |
| Classification | Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Southern zone, Konkani |
| Language use | Also use some Marathi or Gujarati. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L2: 32% for Gujarat. Radio programs. |
| Writing system | Devanagari script. Gujarati script. |
| Comments | Each dialect group is endogamous. Patrilocal. A Scheduled Tribe. Agriculturalists: rice; animal husbandry; fishermen. Traditional religion, Hindu influences, Christian. |
Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:
Academic Publications
ABRAHAM, G.; ABRAHAM, Hemalatha, authors. 2012. "Varli Phonology and Grammar Sketches."
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