Vasavi language explained

Vasavi
Nativename:Vasavi Bhil
Region:Maharashtra, Gujarat (India)
Speakers:187,000
Date:2011
Ref:e25
Familycolor:Indo-European
Fam2:Indo-Iranian
Fam3:Indo-Aryan
Fam4:Western Indo-Aryan
Fam5:Gujarati
Script:Devanagari, Gujarati[1]
Iso3:vas
Glotto:vasa1239
Glottorefname:Vasavi

Vasavi is a Western Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Bhil people, though not intelligible with Bhili. The Vasavi live mainly in two districts straddling the Gujarat-Maharashtra border: Bharuch district in Gujarat and Dhule district of Maharashtra. Smaller communities may be found Vadodara and Surat districts of Gujarat and in south western Madhya Pradesh.

The language goes by various names: Adiwasi Bhil, Keski Bhil, and (Padwi) Bhilori. Dialects include Ambodiya, Dhogri (Dungri), Khataliya, Kot (Kotne), and Dehvaliya (Kolch), which is spoken in Maharashtra and has Marathi influence.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ScriptSource - Gujarati. 2017-02-13.