Population |
396,000 in India (1997). |
Region |
Northeast Madhya Pradesh, Satna, Rewa, Shahdol, Sidhi, Jabalpur, Mandla, Chhindwara districts; Maharashtra; Uttar Pradesh, Banda District. Also spoken in Nepal. |
Alternate names |
Bagelkhandi, Bhugelkhud, Mannadi, Riwai, Gangai, Mandal, Kewot, Kewat, Kawathi, Kenat, Kevat Boli, Kevati, Kewani, Kewati |
Dialects |
Ojhi (Ojaboli, Ojha, Ojhe, Oza, Ozha), Powari, Banapari, Gahore, Tirhari, Godwani (Mandlaha), Sonpari. |
Classification |
Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, East Central zone |
Language development |
Devanagari script. NT: 1821. |
Comments |
The Ojhi are seminomadic. Has had literature since the 16th century. Hindu, traditional religion (Ojhi). |