Koli, Wadiyari

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Gujarat state: Wadhyar town area.

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Language NameKoli, Wadiyari

User Population

179,000 in Pakistan (2018).

Location

Sindh province: bounded by Hyderabad, Mirpur Khas, and Tando Allahyar north, Jamesabad and Matli south.

Alternate Names

Wadaria, Wadhiara, Wadiyara, Wadiyara Koli, Wadiyari

Dialects

Mewasi (Mayvasi Koli), Wadiyara Koli, Nairya Koli, Tharadari Koli, Tharadari Bhil, Hasoria Koli, Hasoria Bhil, Rardro Bhil.

Language Status

5* (Developing).

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: Below 5%. Taught as subject in some primary and secondary schools.

Other Comments

Some strict caste rules about intermarriage and interdining are changing; possibly ‘lower’ groups wishing to move up, and barriers in closed castes breaking down.

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