Bhil languages

Bhil
Bhil
Ethnicity	Western Bhil;
Subdivisions	Northern; Central; Bareli;
Glottolog	bhil1254
	Bhili-speaking regions of India

The Bhil languages are a group of

Ministry of Minority Affairs, Bhili is the most commonly spoken language of the district of Dadra and Nagar Haveli constituting 40.42% of its total population. Bhili speakers are also significant in the states of Gujarat (4.75%), Madhya Pradesh (4.93%) and Rajasthan (4.60%).^[3]

Relationship

The Bhil languages form a link midway between the

Rajasthani–Marwari

languages.

Grouped geographically, the Bhil languages are the following:

Northern Bhil
- Bauria
- Wagdi
  (perhaps central: reportedly highly intelligible with Adiwasa, Patelia, and other varieties of Bhil proper)
- Bhilori (Noiri, Dungra)
- Magari (Magra ki Boli; incl. under Bhili proper in Ethnologue)
Central Bhil
- Bhili proper (Patelia), Bhilodi, Adiwasa & Rajput Garasia [mutually intelligible; some intelligible with Marwari]
- Bhilali (Rathawi)
- Chodri
- Dhodia
- Dhanki
- Dubli
Eastern Bhil (Bareli)
- Palya Bareli
- Pauri Bareli
- Rathwi Bareli
- Pardhi
- Kalto (Nahali)

Other Bhil languages include

Vaagri Booli

may also be a Bhil language.

References

^ Ernst Kausen, 2006. Die Klassifikation der indogermanischen Sprachen (Microsoft Word, 133 KB)
^ "ABSTRACT OF SPEAKERS' STRENGTH OF LANGUAGES AND MOTHER TONGUES - 2011" (PDF). www.censusindia.gov.in. Indian Census 2011, Government of India. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
^ "Report of the Commissioner for linguistic minorities: 52nd report (July 2014 to June 2015)" (PDF). Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities, Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2018.

Bhil languages

See also

Relationship

References

Further reading