Gamit language

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Gamit
Native toIndia
RegionGujarat, Maharashtra
EthnicityGamit
Native speakers
237,604 (2011 census)[1]
Devanagari, Gujarati[3]
Language codes
ISO 639-3gbl
Glottologgami1242

Gamit is a Bhil language of India, spoken by the Gamit people of Tapi district of Gujarat and by some people in Surat, Bharuch, Dang and Valsad districts of southern Gujarat. It is also spoken in Nandurbar and by some people in Dhule district in northern Maharashtra. Some example of Gamit language story can be found at https://indiantribalheritage.org/?p=25003 [4]

References

  1. ^ "Statement 1: Abstract of speakers' strength of languages and mother tongues - 2011". www.censusindia.gov.in. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  2. ^ Gamit language at Ethnologue (19th ed., 2016)
  3. ^ "ScriptSource - Gamit". Retrieved 13 February 2017.
  4. ^ "EBook | the Gamit Adivasis: A community with its own stories of origin – Gujarat | Tribal Cultural Heritage in India Foundation".