Alternate Names: Khaltahi, Laria
Dialects: Baigani (Baiga, Bega, Bhumia, Gowro), Bhulia, Binjhwari, Chhattisgarhi Proper, Kalanga, Kavardi, Khairagarhi, Sadri Korwa. Sadri Korwa spoken by Korwa people in Jashpur tahsil of Raigarh District; Baigani in Balaghat, Raipur, and Bilaspur districts of Chhattisgarh, and Sambalpur District of Odisha; Binjhwari in Raipur and Raigarh districts of Chhattisgarh; Kalanga and Bhulia dialects are spoken in Patna District of Bihar; Chhattisgarhi Proper in Raipur, Durg, Bilaspur, and other districts of Chhattisgarh. Lexical similarity: 66%–69% with Kamar ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 13,300,000 (2001 census).
Language Use: Nearly all domains. Positive attitudes. Low proficiency in Hindi [hin]. Also use Oriya [ory]. Used as L2 by Bhunjia [bhu], Eastern Muria [emu], Far Western Muria [fmu].
Language Development: Poetry. Newspapers. Radio programs. TV. NT: 2005.
Writing System: Devanagari
Nation of Origin: India
Other Comments: Traditional religion, Hindu, Muslim.