Alternate Names: Dhungri Garasia, Dungari Garasia, Dungri Grasia, Girasia, Grasia, Nyar, Rajput Garasia
Dialects: Rajput Garasia do not understand Adiwasi Garasia , but intelligibility is high the other way. Lexical similarity: 94%–99% with Gujarati , and Rajasthani , dialects, 75%–93% with Adiwasi Garasia , dialects; 76%–84% with Patelia , dialects; 79%–86% with Wagdi ,; 67%–84% with Marwari , dialects.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 100,000 (1999 India Evangelical Mission).
Language Use: Positive attitudes. Also use Gujarati [guj], Hindi [hin]. Proficiency in second languages is low.
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%. Bible portions: 1998.
Writing System: Devanagari, Gujarati
Nation of Origin: India
Other Comments: A Scheduled Tribe in Rajasthan, Warrior Caste. Distinct from Dungra Bhil ,, which is sometimes used as an alternate name for Adiwasi Garasia , and Rajput Garasia but probably refers to more than 1 group living in the hills (Dungra means hill). Traditional religion, Hindu.