Bhili languages

Bhil
Bhil
Ethnicity	Bhil people
Geographic; distribution	India
Linguistic classification	Indo-European Indo-Iranian Indo-Aryan Bhil; ; ;
Subdivisions	Northern; Central; Bareli;
Language codes
Glottolog	bhil1254

The Bhil languages are a group of Indo-Aryan languages spoken in 2011 by around 1,04,13,637 Bhils in western, central, and far eastern India.^[1] They constitute the primary languages of the southern Aravalli Range in Rajasthan and the western Satpura Range in Madhya Pradesh, north western Maharashtra and south Gujarat. According to the 52nd report of the commissioner for linguistic minorities in India, Ministry of Minority Affairs, Bhili is the most commonly spoken language of the union territory 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%).^[2]

Relationship

The Bhil languages form a link midway between the Gujarati language and the Rajasthani–Marwari languages.

The group comprises the following languages:

Northern Bhil
- Bauria
- Wagdi (perhaps central: reportedly highly intelligible w 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)

Kalto, AKA Nahali, is another Bhil language.

The Vasavi language is spoken by ethnic Bhils, but is closer to Gujarati.

^ "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. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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Varma, Siddheshwar. Bhil Dialects and Khandesi: A Linguistic Analysis. Panjab University Indological series, 23. Hoshiarpur: Vishveshvaranand Vishva Bandhu Institute of Sanskrit and Indological Studies, Panjab University, 1978.

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