Rathawi

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A language of India

ISO 639-3
rtw
Alternate Names
Bal-La, Kohelia, Rathwi
User Population

451,000 (2006 IMB).

Location

Gujarat state: Panchmahals district; Vadodara district, Chhota Udaipur and Kavant sub-districts; Madhya Pradesh state: Jhabua district, Alirajpur sub-district.

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Language Status

6a* (Vigorous).

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

None known. 76% intelligibility of Bhilali [bhi]. A chain of related varieties from Bhilali to Rathawa; extremes have limited mutual intelligibility. Lexical similarity: 83% with Bhilali [bhi].

Language Use

Also use English [eng].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: 37% for Gujarat (2001 census). Bible portions: 2017.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Rathawi
Writing

Devanagari script [Deva].

Other Comments

Distinct from Rathwi Bareli [bgd] in Madhya Pradesh. Hindu.