Agariya

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A language of India

ISO 639-3
agi
Alternate Names
Agaria, Agharia, Agoria
Population

72,000 (2007).

Location

Madhya Pradesh state: Mandla and Rewa districts, Maikal hills; Chhattisgarh state: Bilaspur District; Uttar Pradesh state: Agra, Mathura, and Mirzapur districts.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification
Austro-Asiatic, Munda, North Munda, Kherwari
Language Use

Also use Hindi [hin].

Language Development
Literacy rate in L2: 5%.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Agariya
Other Comments

A Scheduled Caste in Uttar Pradesh. Chhattisgarhi [hne] L1 of tribe (Singh 1995). Traditional religion, Hindu.