Holiya language
Language
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Holiya (Golari, IPA: [holijɐ]) is a southern Dravidian language closely related to Kannada.
NativetoIndia
RegionMadhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat
Native speakers
500 (2002 survey)[1]Dravidian
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Southern
- Southern I
- Tamil–Kannada
- Kannada–Badaga
- Kannadoid
- Holiya
- Kannadoid
- Kannada–Badaga
- Tamil–Kannada
- Southern I
| Holiya | |
|---|---|
| Native to | India |
| Region | Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat |
Native speakers | 500 (2002 survey)[1] |
Dravidian
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| Language codes | |
| 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]
