Nagarchal is a supposed but
unattested
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language of
central India
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, presumed to be
Dravidian
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(which would make it a
South-Central Dravidian language). According to the 1971 census, there were 7,100 speakers of the language, but they have since apparently
shifted
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to
Hindi
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and
Gondi. The Nagarchi people, who formerly spoke it, are found in the Balaghat, Chhindwara, Jabalpur, Mandla and Seoni districts of
Madhya Pradesh
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.
References
Further reading
A sociolinguistic survey among the Nagarchi community of central India
Agglutinative languages
Unattested languages of Asia
Languages extinct in the 20th century
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