Bhili language
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| Bhili भीली |
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| Spoken in: | India | |
| Region: | Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Maharashtra | |
| Total speakers: | 5.6 million (1991 census [1]) | |
| Language family: | Indo-European Indo-Iranian Indo-Aryan Western Indo-Aryan Bhil languages Bhili |
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| Language codes | ||
| ISO 639-1: | none | |
| ISO 639-2: | inc | |
| ISO 639-3: | bhb | |
| Note: This page may contain IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. | ||
Bhili is a Western Indo-Aryan language spoken in west-central India, in the region east of Ahmedabad. Other names for the language include Bhagoria, Bhil, Bhilbari, Bhilboli, Bhilla, Lengotia, and Vil. Bhili is a member of the Bhil language family, which is related to Gujarati and the Rajasthani language. The language is written using a variation of the Devanagari script.
[edit] Further reading
- Bodhankar, Anantrao. Bhillori (Bhilli)-English Dictionary. Pune: Tribal Research & Training Institute, 2002.
- Jungblut, L. A Short Bhili Grammar of Jhabua State and Adjoining Territories. S.l: s.n, 1937.
- Thompson, Charles S. Rudiments of the Bhili Language. Ahmedabad [India]: United Printing Press, 1895.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Bhili language at Ethnologue
- Bhili entry on Rosetta Project - includes excerpted grammar
- Omniglot's Devanagari script page
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