Rathwi | |
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રાઠવી | |
Region | Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra |
Ethnicity | Rathwa and Bhil |
Native speakers | 359,000 (2011 census) [1] |
Indo-European
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Gujarati | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 |
bgd |
Glottolog |
rath1242 |
Rathwi Bareli is a Bhil language of India, spoken mainly in Gujarat. It is close to two other languages called Bareli, but not mutually intelligible with them. It has 81%–93% lexical similarity with Rathwi Bareli dialects, 67%–73% with Palya Bareli and 68%–79% with Pauri Bareli. [2] [3] [4]