Bhili language

Bhili भीली
Spoken in:	India
Region:	Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Maharashtra
Total speakers:	5.6 million (1991 census [1])
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
Note: This page may contain IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode.

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.

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.

See also

• Languages of India
• List of national languages of India
• List of Indian languages by total speakers

External links

• Bhili language at Ethnologue
• Bhili entry on Rosetta Project - includes excerpted grammar
• Omniglot's Devanagari script page

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