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The NihaliLanguage is a language isolate spoken in India. SIL code: NHL. ISO 639-2: mis. Population: 5,000 (1987). Region: Madhya Pradesh, Khandwa District, mainly around Temi (Tembi) village in Nimar District, Maharashtra, Buldana, Akola, Amravati, Jalgaon districts, 12 hamlets around Toranmal. Alternate names: NIHAL, NAHALI, NAHAL, KALTO, NAHALE. Comments: Nahale north of Amalwadi in Jalgaon District speak a language similar to Ahirani (Indo-European). Nihali and Nahali may be different languages. Nihal in Chikaldara taluk and Akola District have 25% lexical similarity with Korku (Munda). Nahal near Toranmal have 51% to 73% lexical similarity with several Bhil languages (Indo-European). They live in or near Korku villages, and identify closely with the Korku. Investigation needed: intelligibility with nearby Bhili languages, bilingual proficiency in Korku (Munda), Hindi, Marathi. Tropical forest. Mountain slope.(extract from http://www.ethnologue.com/)
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