District de ChhindwaraChhindwara district is one of the major districts of Madhya Pradesh state of India, and Chhindwara town is the district headquarters. Chhindwara is the largest district in Madhya Pradesh with an area of 11,815 square km. The district is part of Jabalpur division. The name Chhindwara has been derived from the word Chhind, the local name of a tree found commonly in the district. Chhindwara district was formed on 1 November 1956. It is on the southwest region of the Satpura Range. It is spread from 21.28 to 22.
Gondi (langue)Gondi (), natively known as Koitur (Kōī, Kōītōr), is a South-Central Dravidian language, spoken by about three million Gondi people, chiefly in the Indian states of Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and by small minorities in neighbouring states. Although it is the language of the Gond people, it is highly endangered, with only one fifth of Gonds speaking the language. Gondi has a rich folk literature, examples of which are wedding songs and narrations.
Marathi (peuple)The Marathi people (मराठी लोक) or Marathis (मराठी) are an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group who are indigenous to Maharashtra in western India. They natively speak Marathi, an Indo-Aryan language. Maharashtra was formed as a Marathi-speaking state of India in 1960, as part of a nationwide linguistic reorganization of the Indian states. The term "Maratha" is generally used by historians to refer to all Marathi-speaking peoples, irrespective of their caste; however, now it may refer to a Maharashtrian caste known as the Maratha.
Gonds (peuple)thumb|Femmes de la tribu Gond, district d'Umaria, M.P., Inde. Le peuple Gond est le plus grand groupe tribal de l'Inde avec une population dépassant 12 millions d'habitants (2017). Sur le plan linguistique, les Gonds appartiennent au sous-groupe gondi – manda de la branche sud-centrale de la famille des langues dravidiennes. Néanmoins, en 2014, la moitié de la population gond parle une langue indo-aryenne. Les Gonds sont dispersés sur les territoires de Madhya Pradesh (4,5 millions), Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Bengale-Occidental, Jharkhand, Orissa, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh (Telangana) et Karnataka.
District de KhandwaKhandwa district, formerly known as the East Nimar district, is a district of the Madhya Pradesh state in central India. The city of Khandwa is the administrative headquarters of the district. Other notable towns in the district include Mundi, Harsud, Pandhana and Omkareshwar. The district has an area of , and a population 1,310,061 (2011 census). Khandwa District lies in the Nimar region, which includes the lower valley of the Narmada River, Kherkhali River, Choti Tawa River, Shiva River.
Madhya PradeshLe Madhya Pradesh (en मध्य प्रदेश, Madhya Pradeś, , « province centrale ») est un État au centre de l’Inde. Sa capitale est Bhopal. Jusqu'au , le Madhya Pradesh était l'État le plus étendu de l'Inde, jusqu'à ce que l'État de Chhattisgarh soit créé à partir de ses districts orientaux. Les États frontaliers sont l'Uttar Pradesh, le Chhattisgarh, le Maharashtra, le Gujarat et le Rajasthan. Une grande partie de l'État était sous le contrôle de l'Empire moghol pendant le règne de l'empereur Akbar.
Langues dravidiennesLes langues dravidiennes forment une famille d'une trentaine de langues, originaires d'Inde, essentiellement parlées par les Dravidiens dans le sud de l'Inde. Elle possède également des locuteurs au Sri Lanka, au Pakistan et dans les communautés émigrées. En 2010, environ 214 millions de personnes parlent une langue dravidienne, les plus utilisées étant le télougou et le tamoul (respectivement 75 et 80 millions de locuteurs), mais aussi le malayalam et le kannada (33 et 38 millions de locuteurs).
