Native to India Writing system Devanagari, Gujarati | Native speakers 3.5 million (2001) | |
Region Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Maharashtra Language family Indo-European
Indo-Iranian
Indo-Aryan
Western Indo-Aryan
Bhil
Central
Bhili ISO 639-3 Variously:
bhb – Bhili (Bhagoria, Bhilboli, Patelia)
gas – Adiwasi Garasia
gra – Rajput Garasia (Dungri) | ||
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 and Bhilboli; several varieties are called Garasia. Bhili is a member of the Bhil language family, which is related to Gujarati and the Rajasthani language. The language is written using the Devanagari script.
Nahali (Kalto) and Khandeshi are the major dialects of Bhili language. The term Bhili is of Dravidian origin "Vil" which means bow, refers to the Bow people.
References
Bhili language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA