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Kutchi
Indigenous Group Kutchi (Also known as: Kacchi, Kanbis; Bhanushali; Rabari; Ahirs; Meghwals)
Location India, Gujarat, Rann of Kachchh Area
Estimated Population 806,000 (1997, SIL International)
Environment Arid / Harsh / Desert / Coastal / Plain
Lifestyle Nomadic, Sedentary
Subsistence Agriculture / Handicraft Sales / Animal Husbandry
Level of Assimilation Fairly Traditional
Language Family Kachchi
Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Northwestern zone, Sindhi
Alternate names: Kachchhi, Kutchchi, Cuchi, Cutch, Kutchie, Kachi, Katch, Kautchy, Katchi
Dialects: Jadeji. Close to Sindhi.
Website URLs Ethnologue - Kachchi a language of India
About Kutch and its people
Global Kutchi Directory
Wikipedia - Kutch
NGOs District level network of NGOs based in Kutch
Preserve and protect traditional Kutchi art
Kutch Vikas Trust - Welfare activities for the disabled

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