| Vasavi | |
|---|---|
| Vasavi Bhil | |
| Region | Maharashtra,Gujarat (India) |
| Ethnicity | Vasava |
Native speakers | 187,000 (2011)[1] |
| Devanagari,Gujarati[2] | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | vas |
| Glottolog | vasa1239 |
Vasavi is aWestern Indo-Aryan language spoken by theBhil people, though not intelligible withBhili. The Vasavi live mainly in two districts straddling the Gujarat-Maharashtra border:Bharuch district in Gujarat andDhule district of Maharashtra. Smaller communities may be foundVadodara andSurat districts of Gujarat and in south westernMadhya 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 hasMarathi influence.
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