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Khirwar language

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Khirwar
Native toIndia
Native speakers
26,000 (2011 census)[1]
Dravidian
Language codes
ISO 639-3kwx
Glottologkhir1237

Khirwar (also called Khirwara, Kherwari, or Kalari[1]) is a Dravidian language spoken by the Kharwar tribe in Surguja district of Chhattisgarh in India.[2] Glottolog has labeled it as unclassified within the Dravidian group.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Khirwar at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  2. ^ Frawley, William (March 24, 2003). International Encyclopedia of Linguistics: 4-Volume Set. Oxford University Press. p. 466.
  3. ^ "Glottolog 4.8 - Khirwar". glottolog.org.