Alternate Names: Bhili, Bhilodi, Mina Bhil, Vagadi, Vagari, Vagdi, Vaged, Vageri, Vagi, Wagadi, Wagari, Waghari, Wagholi, Wagri
Dialects: Adivasi Wagdi, Kherwara, Rewadi, Sagwara. Dialect intelligibility above 95%. Intelligible of Adivasi Garasia , of Bhiloda. Wagdi Banswara highly intelligible of Bhilodi of Gujarat. Wagdi highly intelligible of Patelia , of Gujarat. Lexical similarity: 84% with Patelia dialects; 75%–80% with Marwari , dialects; 79%–93% with Adiwasi Garasia dialects; 79%–87% with Rajput Garasia dialects. A member of macrolanguage Rajasthani ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 2,510,000 (2001 census). L2 users: Merchants and government workers use it as L2.
Language Use: A regional language in Vagad Desh. Positive attitudes. Some also use Hindi [hin], with proficiency adequate for market.
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Radio programs. Dictionary. NT: 2000.
Typology: SOV; postpositions; genitives after noun heads; nontonal.
Writing System: Devanagari
Nation of Origin: India
Other Comments: Vagri is a Scheduled Tribe in Gujarat.