Western Indo-Aryan language spoken in west-central India
Bhili 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)[ 1] Devanagari , Gujarati [ 2] ISO 639-3 Variously:bhb
– Bhili (Bhagoria, Bhilboli, Patelia)gas
– Adiwasi Garasiagra
– Rajput Garasia (Dungri) Glottolog bhil1251
Bhilirajp1235
Rajput Garasiaadiw1235
Adiwasi GarasiaPercentage Bhili speakers by Indian district, 2011
Bhili (Bhili: भीली ), IPA: [bʱiːliː] , is a Western Indo-Aryan language spoken in west-central India , in the states of Rajasthan , Gujarat , Maharashtra , and Madhya Pradesh .[ 3] Other names for the language include Bhagoria and Bhilboli ; several 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.
/w/ may also be heard as [ʋ] in free variation.
/ʃ/ occurs in loanwords from Persian and Hindi.[ 4]
[ŋ] is heard as an allophone of /n/ preceding /k/ .Vowels /i, u/ can also be heard as [ɪ, ʊ] .
[æ] is borrowed from Hindi.
/ə/ may also be heard as [ɤ] in final position.[ 5]
Bodhankar, Anantrao. Bhillori (Bhilli) – English Dictionary . Pune: Tribal Research & Training Institute, 2002.[[[Wikipedia:Cleanup|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.