Bareli, Pauri

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A language of India

ISO 639-3
bfb
Alternate Names
Bareli, Barewali, Barli
User Population

991,000 (2011 census).

Location

Maharashtra state: Nandurbar district, Dhadgaon, Shahada, and Taloda sub-districts; Dhule district, Shirpur sub-district; Madhya Pradesh state: Barwani district, Pansemal sub-district, Nivali and Pati blocks.

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Language Status

5* (Developing).

Classification
Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Intermediate Divisions, Western, Bhil
Dialects

Pauri Bareli not intelligible with Rathwi Bareli [bgd] or Palya Bareli [bpx]. Dialect center in Maharashtra, Nandurbar district, Dhadgaon tahsil. Lexical similarity: 81%–88% with varieties of Pauri Bareli; 68%–79% with Rathwi Bareli [bgd]; 62%–66% with Palya Bareli [bpx].

Language Use

Vigorous. All domains except education. Positive attitudes. Also use Ahirani [ahr]. Also use English [eng]. Also use Hindi [hin]. Also use Marathi [mar]. Also use Nimadi [noe].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: Below 10%. NT: 2017.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Bareli, Pauri
Writing

Devanagari script [Deva].

Other Comments

Traditional religion.