Kalto language
This article is about an Indo-Aryan language of central India. For the language isolate also known as Nahali, see Nihali language.
| Kalto | |
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| Nahali | |
| Region | Nandurbar and Jalgaon Districts, on the border of Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh |
Native speakers | 15,000 (2003)[1] |
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Indo-European
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 |
nlx |
| Glottolog |
naha1261[2] |
Kalto or Nahali is an Indo-Aryan language of India. Kalto is the endonym; the exonym "Nahal" or "Nihal" is disparaging. Because of the name "Nahali", the language has often been confused with Nihali, an apparent language isolate spoken by a neighboring people with a similar lifestyle.
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