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(Redirected from Kalto) Indo-Aryan language of India This article is about an Indo-Aryan language of central India. For the language isolate also known as Nahali, see Nihali language. Not to be confused with Kal-toh.
Kalto
Nahali
RegionNandurbar and Jalgaon Districts, on the border of Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh
Native speakers15,000 (2003)
Language familyIndo-European
Language codes
ISO 639-3nlx
Glottolognaha1261

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 neighbouring people with a similar lifestyle.

References

  1. Kalto at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
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