| Bhateali | |
|---|---|
| 𑚡𑚔𑚮𑚣𑚭𑚥𑚯, भटियाली bhaṭṭiyālī | |
Bhateali written in Takri Script | |
| Native to | India |
| Region | Himachal Pradesh et alia |
Native speakers | 24,000 (2011 census)[1] |
| Takri, Devanagari | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | bht |
| Glottolog | bhat1263 |
Bhateali, or Bhattiyali, is a Western Pahari language of northern India. The 2011 Indian Census counted 23,970 speakers,[1] of which 15,107 were found in Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh.[2]
Bhateali has sometimes been counted as dialect of either Dogri[3][4] or Punjabi.[1][dead link]
It was historically written using the Takri script.
