Garasia, Rajput

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A language of India

ISO 639-3
gra
Alternate Names
Dhungri Garasia, Dungari Garasia, Dungri Grasia, Girasia, Grasia, Nyar
Autonym
गरसिया‎ (Garasiya)
User Population

76,700 (2011 census).

Location

Gujarat state: Banaskantha district; Rajasthan state: Pali, Sirchi, and Udaipur districts.

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Language Status

5* (Developing).

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

Rajput Garasia do not understand Adiwasi Garasia [gas] but intelligibility is high the other way. Lexical similarity: 94%–99% with Gujarati [guj] and Rajasthani [mve] dialects, 75%–93% with Adiwasi Garasia [gas] dialects; 76%–84% with Patelia [bhb] dialects; 79%–86% with Wagdi [wbr]; 67%–84% with Marwari [rwr] dialects.

Language Use

Positive attitudes. Also use Gujarati [guj]. Also use Hindi [hin].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%. NT: 2009.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Garasia, Rajput
Writing

Devanagari script [Deva]. Gujarati script [Gujr].

Other Comments

Warrior Caste. Distinct from Dungra Bhil [duh], which is sometimes used as an alternate name for Adiwasi Garasia [gas] and Rajput Garasia but probably refers to more than 1 group living in the hills (Dungra means hill). Traditional religion, Hindu.