Warli

Warli
Distribution of Warli population in the then Bombay Presidency, 1945
Regions with significant populations
MaharashtraGujarat
Languages
Varli
Religion
AnimismHinduism
Related ethnic groups

The Warli or Varli are an indigenous tribe (Adivasi) of western India, living in mountainous as well as coastal areas along the Maharashtra-Gujarat border and surrounding areas. They have their own animistic beliefs, life, customs and traditions, and as a result of acculturation they have adopted many Hindu beliefs. The Warli speak the unwritten Varli language which belongs to the southern zone of the Indo-Aryan languages. Waralis have sub castes such as Murde varli, Davar varali.