Alternate Names: Warli
Dialects: Davari, Eastern Nihiri, Western Nihiri. Sometimes classified as a dialect of Gujarati , or Bhili ,. Lexical similarity: 61%–93% among dialects, 60% with Marathi ,, 65% with Kukna ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 600,000 (2003).
Language Use: Also use Gujarati [guj], Marathi [mar].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 32% for Gujarat (2001 census). Radio programs. Bible portions: 2009.
Writing System: Devanagari, Gujarati
Nation of Origin: India
Other Comments: Each dialect group is endogamous. Patrilocal. A Scheduled Tribe. Traditional religion.