Holiya

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A language of India

ISO 639-3
hoy
Alternate Names
Gohllaru, Golari-Kannada, Holar, Holari, Hole, Holian, Holu
User Population

500 (2002 survey).

Location

Madhya Pradesh state: Balaghat and Seoni districts; Karnataka and Maharashtra states.

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Language Status

6b* (Threatened).

Classification
Dravidian, Southern, Tamil-Kannada, Kannada
Language Use

Also use English [eng]. Also use Kannada [kan].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: 5% in Kannada [kan]. NT: 2020.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Holiya
Writing

Devanagari script [Deva].

Other Comments

A Scheduled Caste in Madhya Pradesh. Hindu, traditional religion.