Monday 6 November 2017

Powari

 Bhoyari

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A language of India

Alternate Names
Pwari
Population
426,000 (2001 census). Ethnic population: 2,000,000 (1986 All India Powar Council).
Location
Madhya Pradesh state: Balaghat, Betul, Chindwara, and Seoni districts; Maharashtra state: Bhandara, Gondia, and Wardha districts.
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Language Status
6b (Threatened).
Dialects
Bhoyar Powari (Bhomiyari, Bhoyari, Bhoyaroo, Bhuiyar, Bhuria, Bohoyeri), Vyneganga Powari, Govari of Seoni, Khalari, Koshti, Kumbhari, Lodhi, Marari. Reported intelligibility between Bhoyar and Vyneganga. Balaghat District dialect considered central among Bhoyar and Vyneganga varieties. Lexical similarity: 60%–87% among dialects; 80%–83% with Koshti, Kumbhari, and Khalari sub-groups; 49%–65% with Bagheli [bfy], 46%–64% with Bundeli [bns].
Language Use
Powari use is decreasing in the Bhoyar and Vyneganga dialect areas. Half the children learn Hindi or Marathi [mar] first. Home. Neutral attitudes. Also use Hindi [hin], Marathi [mar].
Language Development
Literacy rate in L2: 72% for Powari-speaking districts (2001 census).
Writing
Unwritten [Qaax].
Other Comments
Younger generation is getting education. Hindu.



Source https://www.ethnologue.com/language/pwr





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  1. पोवार और भोयर दोनों अलग-अलग समूह है ।

    और हम #पोवारो में फरीद , रहमत जैसी कुर/कुल अस्तित्व ही नही रखता ;
    तो इसलिए कृपया हम पोवारो के इतिहास के बारे में कुछ भी जोड़कर हमारे इतिहास को दूषित कर गलत चीजे फैलाना बंद करे।

    आप सिर्फ अपने #भोयर समाज के बारे में ही मार्गदर्शन करें🙏

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