Nagarchal is a Dravidian language in India

India

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. According to the 1971 census, there were 7091 speakers of the language, but they have shifted to Hindi and Gondi

Gondi language

Gondi is spoken by the Gondi people. It is a Central-Dravidian language, spoken by about two million people chiefly in the states of Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Chhattishgarh and in various adjoining areas of neighbouring states...

. The Nagarchal speakers live in the Balaghat, Chhindwara, Mandla and Seoni districts of Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh

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, the Durg District

Durg District

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 of Chhattisgarh

Chhattisgarh

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, the Bhandara District

Bhandara district

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 in Maharashtra

Maharashtra

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, and Rajasthan

Rajasthan

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. Nagarchal speakers are sometimes referred to as Nagarchi.