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Bhili
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Western Indo-Aryan language spoken in west-central India, in the region east of Ahmedabad
Key facts
- 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
- 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
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
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