Bhili language

Bhili
भीली, ભીલી
The word "Bhili" written in Devanagari script
Native to	India
Region	Bhil Pradesh (Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Maharashtra)
Ethnicity	Bhil
Native speakers	3,206,533 (2011 census)
Language family	Indo-European Indo-Iranian Indo-Aryan Western Indo-Aryan Bhil Central Bhili
Writing system	Devanagari, Gujarati
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Variously: bhb – Bhili (Bhagoria, Bhilboli, Patelia) gas – Adiwasi Garasia gra – Rajput Garasia (Dungri)
Glottolog	bhil1251  Bhili rajp1235  Rajput Garasia adiw1235  Adiwasi Garasia
Percentage Bhili speakers by Indian district, 2011

Bhili (Bhili: भीली, ભીલી), IPA: [bʱiːliː], is a Western Indo-Aryan language spoken in west-central India, in the states of Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, and Madhya Pradesh. Other names for the language include Bhilboli and several Bhili varieties are called Garasia. Bhili is a member of the Bhil languages, which are related to Gujarati and Rajasthani. The language is written using the Devanagari script.

Bhili has no official status in India.

Phonology

Further reading

• Bodhankar, Anantrao. Bhillori (Bhilli) – English Dictionary. Pune: Tribal Research & Training Institute, 2002.^{[not Bhilori language?]}
• 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.

See also

• Languages of India
• Languages with official status in India
• List of Indian languages by total speakers

References

Bhili language test of Wikipedia at Wikimedia Incubator

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