Kalto language

This article is about an Indo-Aryan language of central India. For the language isolate also known as Nahali, see Nihali language.

Not to be confused with Kal-toh.

Kalto, or Nahali, is an Indo-Aryan language of India. Kalto is the endonym; the exonym "Nahal" or "Nihal" is disparaging. Because of the name "Nahali", the language has often been confused with Nihali, an apparent language isolate spoken by a neighbouring people with a similar lifestyle.

Kalto
Nahali
Region	Nandurbar and Jalgaon Districts, on the border of Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh
Native speakers	15,000 (2003)[1]
Language family	Indo-European Indo-Iranian Indo-Aryan Western Indo-Aryan Bhil Kalto
Language codes
ISO 639-3	nlx
Glottolog	naha1261