Kalto, or Nahali, is an Indo-Aryan language of

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. Kalto is the

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; the exonym "Nahal" or "Nihal" is disparaging. Because of the name "Nahali", the language has often been confused with Nihali, an apparent

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spoken by a neighbouring people with a similar lifestyle.

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