Powari language

Powari
Powari
Native to	India
Region	Madhya Pradesh
Native speakers	325,772 (2011 census); Census results conflate some speakers with Hindi
Language family	Indo-European Indo-Iranian Indo-Aryan Central (Hindi) Powari; ; ; ;
Writing system	Devanagari script
Language codes
ISO 639-3	pwr
Glottolog	powa1246 Powari
Linguasphere	59-AAF-rc

Powari is an Indo-Aryan language spoken primarily in Madhya Pradesh and Eastern Maharashtra. It belongs to the Hindi subgroup. However, further classification is difficult to determine. Despite the name, the majority of ethnic Powar people , who amount to approximately one million people (according to estimates in 1986), are not native speakers of Powari. About 70 % of Powar community members can speak & write Powari language .

ClassificationEdit

Powari has variously been classified as a variety of (or possibly a regional name for) the Bundeli language,^[2] or as a separate language belonging to either the Eastern Hindi or the Western Hindi subgroups.

Geographical distributionEdit

According to Ethnologue,^[3] Powari is spoken in the Balaghat, Seoni, districts of Madhya Pradesh; and Bhandara and Gondia districts of Maharashtra.

ReferencesEdit

↑ "Statement 1: Abstract of speakers' strength of languages and mother tongues - 2011". www.censusindia.gov.in. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 2018-07-07.
↑ Masica, Colin (1993). The Indo-Aryan Languages. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-29944-2.
↑ "Powari".

[1] "Statement 1: Abstract of speakers' strength of languages and mother tongues - 2011". www.censusindia.gov.in. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 2018-07-07.

[2] Masica, Colin (1993). The Indo-Aryan Languages. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-29944-2.

[3] "Powari".

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