Bhili language

Bhili
भीली
Spoken in	India
Region	Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Maharashtra
Total speakers	5.6 million (1991 census )
Language family	Indo-European Indo-Iranian Indo-Aryan Western Indo-Aryan Bhil languages Bhili; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-1	None
ISO 639-2	inc
ISO 639-3	bhb
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Bhili is a Western Indo-Aryan language spoken in west-central India, in the region east of Ahmedabad. Other names for the language include Bhagoria, Bhil, Bhilbari, Bhilboli, Bhilla, Lengotia, and Vil. Bhili is a member of the Bhil language family, which is related to Gujarati and the Rajasthani language. The language is written using a variation of the Devanagari script.

[edit] Further reading

Bodhankar, Anantrao. Bhillori (Bhilli)-English Dictionary. Pune: Tribal Research & Training Institute, 2002.
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.