{{Short description|Ethnic group in India}} {{for|the village in Iran|Savji, Iran}} {{pp-semi-indef|small=yes}}
'''Savji''' (also spelt as Saoji, Souji, Sauji)<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite book|last=Beteille|first=Gopa Sabharwal ; with a foreword by André|title=Ethnicity and class : social divisions in an Indian city|year=2005|publisher=Oxford University Press|location=New Delhi|isbn=0-19-567830-3|page=134}}</ref>{{qn|date=March 2018}} is a Hindu community found in the Indian states of Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh.
==Cuisine== Savji food is known for its very hot and spicy flavour in many cities (where they are in large number) served in small family-style restaurants called ''Savji khanavali''<ref>{{cite news|last=Bhatia|first=Arun|title=A 'khanavali' in our metropolis|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/09/02/stories/2002090201410400.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030701061759/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/09/02/stories/2002090201410400.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 1, 2003|newspaper=The Hindu|date=Sep 2, 2002}}</ref> or "Savji hotel" or ''bhojanalaya'',<ref name=autogenerated1 /> found in places like Nagpur in Maharashtra and Bombay Karnataka region. <ref>{{cite web|last=Joiye|first=Joiye|title=Saoji food in Nagpur|url=http://nagpur.joiye.com/restaurants/saoji/|work=Joiye|publisher=Joiye|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110830171227/http://nagpur.joiye.com/restaurants/saoji|archivedate=2011-08-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=nagpuronline|first=nagpuronline|title=Restaurants in Nagpur|url=http://www.nagpuronline.co.in/dining.php|work=nagpuronline|publisher=nagpuronline}}</ref>
==Language== Savji people speak a language called "Savji bhasha" or "Khatri bhasha" in some regions<ref>{{cite book|last=Beteille|first=Gopa Sabharwal ; with a foreword by André|title=Ethnicity and class : social divisions in an Indian city|year=2005|publisher=Oxford University Press|location=New Delhi|isbn=0-19-567830-3|pages=133, 134}}</ref>{{qn|date=March 2018}} that belongs to the Indo-Aryan language family and appears to be an amalgamation of Indic languages such as Sanskrit, Hindi, Marathi, Sindhi, Gujarati, Kannada, and Marwari.{{cn|date=March 2018}}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{wikivoyage-inline|Savji phrasebook}}
Category:Ethnic groups in India Category:Social groups of Maharashtra