Vaghri
A language of Pakistan
| Population | 10,000 (1998). |
| Region | Sindh, in Sukkur, Karachi (Bhes Colony), Nawabshah, Sakrand, Hala, Sanghar, Tando Adam, Tando Mohammed Khan, Badin, Matli, Tando Ghulam Ali, Digri, Noakot, Jang Sai, Mirpur Khas, and Tando Allahyar. Possibly 90,000 in India. |
| Alternate names | Bavri, Salavta, Vaghri Koli |
| Dialects | Related to the language spoken by the Kukar people living near Chanesar Halt, Mehmoodabad in Karachi. Lexical similarity: 78% with Wadiyari Koli [kxp]. |
| Classification | Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Central zone, Gujarati |
| Language use | Also use Sindhi [snd], Urdu [urd], or Gujarati [guj]. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: Below 5%. |
| Comments | People are urbanized. Masons; fruit vendors. Hindu. |
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