Nahali

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A language of India

ISO 639-3
nlx
Alternate Names
Kalto, Nahal, Nahale, Nahalia
User Population

15,000 (2003).

Location

Madhya Pradesh state: Barwani district; Maharashtra state: Dhule district; Jalgaon district, Chopda sub-district, north of Amalwadi; Nandurbar district, Dhadgaon sub-district, 12 villages near Toranmal.

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Language Status

6b* (Threatened).

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

None known. 96% intelligibility of Bareli Pauri [bfb]. This may be acquired rather than inherent (1988 S. Watters). Lexical similarity: 58%–68% with Noiri [noi] varieties, 60%–61% with Dungra Bhil [duh], 69%–73% with Bareli Pauri [bfb].

Language Use

Also use English [eng].

Language Development

NT: 2020.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Nahali
Writing

Devanagari script [Deva].

Other Comments

Reported to speak Nimadi [noe] as L1 (Singh 1994b). Nihali [nll] and Nahali are different languages.