Gowli

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A language of India

ISO 639-3
gok
Alternate Names
Nand
User Population

35,000 (IMA 1997).

Location

Madhya Pradesh state; Maharashtra state: Amravati district.

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Language Status

5* (Developing).

Classification
Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Western Hindi, Unclassified
Dialects

Nand, Ranya, Lingaayat, Khamla. Nand subdialects have 93% or higher intelligibility with Khamla dialect. Dialect used in Madhya Pradesh appears more similar to Marathi [mar] (Southern zone) than to Hindi [hin] (Central zone). Lexical similarity: 84%–92% between the Ranya and Nand dialects.

Language Use

Home. Also use English [eng]. Also use Hindi [hin]. Also use Marathi [mar].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: 5%–15%. NT: 2017.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Gowli
Writing

Devanagari script [Deva].

Other Comments

Speakers belong to Gowli caste. 1 and a half subgroups; Nand Gowli the highest, Musalman (the half tribe) the lowest. Surrounded by Korku [kfq]. Hindu, traditional religion.