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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Western Indo-Aryan language spoken in west-central India
| Bhili | |
|---|---|
| भीली, ભીલી | |
| 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] |
Indo-European
| |
| Devanagari, Gujarati [2] | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Variously:bhb – Bhili (Bhagoria, Bhilboli, Patelia)gas – Adiwasi Garasiagra – Rajput Garasia (Dungri) |
| Glottolog | bhil1251 Bhilirajp1235 Rajput Garasiaadiw1235 Adiwasi Garasia |
| Percentage Bhili speakers by Indian district, 2011 | |
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.[3] Other name for the language include 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.
Phonology
[edit ]Consonants
[edit ]| Labial | Dental/ Alveolar |
Retroflex | Palatal | Velar | Glottal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stop | voiceless | p | t | ʈ | k |
| aspirated | ph | th | ʈh | kh | |
| voiced | b | d | ɖ | ɡ | |
| breathy | bɦ | dɦ | ɖɦ | ɡɦ | |
| Affricate | voiceless | tʃ | |||
| voiced | dʒ | ||||
| Fricative | s | (ʃ ) | h | ||
| Nasal | m | n | ɳ | (ŋ ) | |
| Lateral | l | ɭ | |||
| Trill | r | ||||
| Approximant | w | j | |||
- /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
[edit ]| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High | i | u | |
| Mid-high | e | ə | o |
| Mid-low | ɛ | ɔ | |
| Low | (æ ) | a |
- 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]
Further reading
[edit ]- 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.
See also
[edit ]- Languages of India
- Languages with official status in India
- List of Indian languages by total speakers
References
[edit ]- ^ "Statement 1: Abstract of speakers' strength of languages and mother tongues - 2011". www.censusindia.gov.in. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
- ^ "ScriptSource - Bhili" . Retrieved 13 February 2017.
- ^ Ishtiaq, M. (1999). Language Shifts Among the Scheduled Tribes in India, A Geographical Study. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass Publishers. ISBN 9788120816176.
- ^ Phillips, Maxwell P. (2012). Dialect Continuum in the Bhil Tribal Belt: Grammatical Aspects. University of London.
- ^ Vyas, Yogendra Dhirubhai (1967). A linguistic study of Bhili dialects: A descriptive study of central and north Bhili. Ahmedabad: Gujarat University.
