Kalto language explained

Kalto
Nativename:Nahali
Region:Nandurbar and Jalgaon Districts, on the border of Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh
Speakers:15,000
Date:2003
Ref:e18
Familycolor:Indo-European
Fam2:Indo-Iranian
Fam3:Indo-Aryan
Fam4:Western Indo-Aryan
Fam5:Bhil
Iso3:nlx
Glotto:naha1261
Glottorefname:Nahali-Baglani

Kalto, or Nahali, is an Indo-Aryan language of India. Kalto is the endonym; the exonym "Nahal" or "Nihal" is disparaging. Because of the name "Nahali", the language has often been confused with Nihali, an apparent language isolate spoken by a neighbouring people with a similar lifestyle.