Bhil languages
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| Bhil | |
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| Geographic distribution | India |
| Ethnicity | Bhil people |
| Linguistic classification | Indo-European |
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| Language codes | |
| Glottolog | bhil1254 |
| ELP | Template:Endangered Languages Project |
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The Bhil languages are a group of lects spoken by the Bhil that are classified as dialects of Indo-Aryan languages such as Gujarati and Rajasthani.[2][3] They are spoken by around 10.4 million Bhils in western and central India as of 2011[4] and constitute the primary languages of the southern Aravalli Range in Rajasthan and the western Satpura Range in Madhya Pradesh, northwestern Maharashtra, and southern 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 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%).[5]
Relationship
The Bhil languages form a link midway between the Gujarati language and the Rajasthani–Marwari languages.
Grouped geographically, the Bhil languages are the following:
- Northern Bhil
- Central Bhil
- Bhili proper (Patelia), Bhilodi, Adiwasa & Rajput Garasia [mutually intelligible; some intelligible with Marwari]
- Bhilali (Rathawi)
- Chodri
- Dhodia–Kukna
- Dhanki
- Dubli
- Eastern Bhil (Bareli)
- Palya Bareli
- Pauri Bareli
- Rathwi Bareli
- Pardhi
- Kalto (Nahali)
Other Bhil languages include Gamit (Gamti) and Mawchi. Vasavi is spoken by ethnic Bhils, but may be closer to Gujarati. Similarly, Malvi and Nimadi may be closer to Rajasthani. The recently described Vaagri Booli may also be a Bhil language.
See also
- Rathwi Bareli
- Languages of India
- Gujarati language
- Gujarati people
- Languages with official status in India
- List of Indian languages by total speakers
References
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- ^ Ernst Kausen, 2006. Die Klassifikation der indogermanischen Sprachen (Microsoft Word, 133 KB)
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.George L. van Driem (25 May 2021). Ethnolinguistic Prehistory. BRILL. p. 220. ISBN 978-90-04-44837-7.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Prakash Chandra Mehta (2004). Ethnographic Atlas of Indian Tribes. Discovery Publishing House. p. 191. ISBN 978-81-7141-852-7.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."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.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."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.
Further reading
- Khare, Randhir. "Dangs: Journeys Into The Heartland". New Delhi: Harper Collins Publishers India. Script error: No such module "webarchive".
- Khare, Randhir. "Flight Of Arrows". Selected Song Poems Of The Bhils.Pune:Grasswork Books
- Khare, Randhir. The Singing Bow: Song-Poems of the Bhil. New Delhi: HarperCollins Publishers India, 2001. Template:ISBN
- 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.
