Chhattisgarhi

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A language of India

ISO 639-3
hne
Alternate Names
Khaltahi, Laria
Autonym
छत्तीसगढ़ी‎ (Chhattisgarhi)
User Population

16,300,000 (2011 census). 16,250,000 Chhattisgarh, 89,900 Laria, and 15,600 Pando (2011 census).

Location

Chhattisgarh state: north central; Jharkhand state: Simdega; Madhya Pradesh state: Anuppur and Shahdol (Baigani dialect) districts; Maharashtra state: border areas; Odisha state: Sundargarh.

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Language Status

5* (Developing).

Classification
Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Intermediate Divisions, Eastern, East Central
Dialects

Sadri Korwa, Baigani (Baiga, Bega, Bhumia, Gowro), Binjhwari, Kalanga, Bhulia, Chhattisgarhi Proper, Kavardi, Khairagarhi. Sadri Korwa spoken by Korwa people in Jashpur tahsil of Raigarh District; Baigani in Balaghat, Raipur, and Bilaspur districts of Chhattisgarh, and Sambalpur District of Odisha; Binjhwari in Raipur and Raigarh districts of Chhattisgarh; Kalanga and Bhulia dialects are spoken in Patna District of Bihar; Chhattisgarhi Proper in Raipur, Durg, Bilaspur, and other districts of Chhattisgarh. Lexical similarity: 66%–69% with Kamar [keq].

Language Use

Nearly all domains. Positive attitudes. Also use English [eng]. Also use Hindi [hin], but with low proficiency. Also use Odia [ory]. Used as L2 by Bhunjia [bhu], Eastern Muria [emu], Far Western Muria [fmu].

Language Development

Literature. Newspapers. Radio. TV. Grammar. NT: 2005–2012.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Chhattisgarhi
Writing

Devanagari script [Deva].

Other Comments

Traditional religion, Hindu, Muslim.