Nahali

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A language of India

ISO 639-3
nlx
Alternate Names
Kalto, Nahal, Nahale, Nahalia
Population

15,000 (2003).

Location

Maharashtra, Nandurbar district, Dhadgaon tahsil, 12 villages near Toranmal, Jalgaon district, Chopda tahsil, north of Amalwadi, Dhule district; Madhya Pradesh, Barwani district.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification
Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Central zone, Bhil
Dialects

None known. 96% intelligibility of Bareli Pauri [bfb]. This may be acquired rather than inherent (1988 S. Watters). Lexical similarity: 58%–68% with Noiri [noi] varieties, 60%–61% with Dungra Bhil [duh], 69%–73% with Bareli Pauri [bfb].

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OLAC resources in and about Nahali
Other Comments

A Scheduled Tribe. Reported to speak Nimadi [noe] as L1. (Singh 1994). Nihali [nll] and Nahali are different languages.