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| Powari | |
|---|---|
| Native to | India |
| Region | Madhya Pradesh |
Native speakers | 325,772 (2011 census)[1] Census results conflate some speakers with Hindi |
| 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 .
Classification[edit | edit source]
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 distribution[edit | edit source]
According to Ethnologue,[3] Powari is spoken in the Balaghat, Seoni, districts of Madhya Pradesh; and Bhandara and Gondia districts of Maharashtra.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "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".