Varli

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A language of India

ISO 639-3
vav
Alternate Names
Warli
Autonym
वारली‎ (Warli)
User Population

387,000 (2011 census).

Location

Maharashtra state: Nasik and Dhule districts; Thane district, Dahanu and Talasari sub-districts; Gujarat state: Valsad district, Dharampur sub-district, Dadra and Nagar Haveli; far north Thane district and south Gujarat state (Davari).

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Language Status

5* (Developing).

Classification
Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Outer Languages, Southern, Konkani
Dialects

Davari, Western Nihiri, Eastern Nihiri. Sometimes classified as a dialect of Gujarati [guj] or Bhili [bhb]. Lexical similarity: 61%–93% among dialects, 60% with Marathi [mar], 65% with Kukna [kex].

Language Use

Also use English [eng]. Also use Gujarati [guj]. Also use Marathi [mar].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: 32% for Gujarat (2001 census). Radio. Bible portions: 2009.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Varli
Writing

Devanagari script [Deva]. Gujarati script [Gujr].

Other Comments

Each dialect group is endogamous. Patrilocal. Traditional religion.