Bhateali
| Bhateali | |
|---|---|
| 𑚡𑚔𑚮𑚣𑚭𑚥𑚯, भटियाली bhaṭṭiyālī | |
 Bhateali written in Takri Script | |
| Native to | India |
| Region | Himachal Pradesh et alia |
Native speakers | 24,000 (2011 census)[1] |
| Takri, Devanagari | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | bht |
| Glottolog | bhat1263 |
Bhateali, or Bhattiyali, is a Western Pahari language of northern India. The 2011 Indian Census counted 23,970 speakers,[1] of which 15,107 were found in Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh.[2]
Bhateali has sometimes been counted as dialect of either Dogri[3][4] or Punjabi.[1][dead link]
It was historically written using the Takri script.
References
- ^ a b c Cenus 2011
- ^ 2011 Census District level statistics
- ^ Verbeke, Saartje (2017-11-27). Argument structure in Kashmiri: Form and Function of Pronominal Suffixation. BRILL. ISBN 978-90-04-34678-9.
- ^ Tiwari, Dr Siyaram. Bhartiya Bhashaon Ki Pahchan (in Hindi). Vani Prakashan. ISBN 978-93-5229-677-4.