Holiya (Golari) is a southern Dravidian language closely related to Kannada.
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Native to | India |
Region | Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat |
Native speakers | 500 (2002 survey)[1] |
Language family | Dravidian
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ISO 639-3 | hoy |
Glottolog | holi1239 |
It was spoken by about 3,614 persons in Nagpur and Bhandara districts of Maharashtra (Vidarbha) and Seoni and Balaghat districts of Madhya Pradesh as per 1901 census.[2][3]
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Italics indicate extinct languages (no surviving native speakers and no spoken descendant) |
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