Powari is an Indo-Aryan language spoken primarily in

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and Eastern

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Classification

Powari has variously been classified as a variety of (or possibly a regional name for) the Bundeli language, or as a separate language belonging to either the Eastern Hindi or the Western Hindi subgroups. In census data, Powari is included among the varieties of Hindi.

Geographical distribution

Powari is spoken in the

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and Seoni district of

and Bhandara district and Gondia district of

. by Powar Community migrated from Western Malwa. This language is noted in the first Linguistic Survey of India done by George Abraham Grierson. Powari seems to be mixture of Bundeli, Bagheli, Marathi, Malvi and Nimadi. A large impact of Bagheli and Bundeli can be seen on Powari dialect as the Powars of

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migrated to this area through

Bundelkhand Bundelkhand (, ) is a geographical and cultural region and a proposed state and also a mountain range in central and North India. It corresponds to the Post-Vedic Chedi kingdom. The hilly region is now divided between the states of Uttar Prad ...

and Baghelkhand. As the Powars are residing since 300 years in Central province after their migration, impact of local language and marathi is there. This Dialect became unique as it was developed through addition & mixing of other dialects.

References

{{Reflist Indo-Aryan languages Languages listed as Hindi dialects in latest census