Bhili languages

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The Bhili languages are a group of Indo-Aryan tribal languages spoken primarily by the Bhil people across western and central India, especially in parts of Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, and Maharashtra.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indo-Aryan languages
language group
areDistinctFrom Bhili language (single standardized form)
arePartOf Bhili–Khandeshi subgroup
closelyRelatedTo Gujarati language
linked to: Gujarati

Marathi language
Rajasthani languages
country India
ethnicGroup Bhil people
linked to: Bhils
hasDialect Adiwasi Bhilali language
linked to: Bhili languages

Bhili proper
Chodhri language
Dhanka language
Naikri language
Nimadi-influenced Bhili varieties
Panchmahali Bhili
linked to: Bhili

Patelia language
Pauri Bhil language
linked to: Bhili languages

Rathwi Bareli language
Wagdi language
haveFeature lexical influence from Gujarati
lexical influence from Marathi
lexical influence from Rajasthani
ISOClassification some varieties have individual ISO 639-3 codes
languageFamily Indo-Aryan languages
Indo-European languages
Indo-Iranian languages
region central India
western India
sociolinguisticType tribal languages
spokenBy Bhil people
linked to: Bhils
spokenIn Gujarat
India
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Rajasthan
status regional languages of India
subclassOf Western Indo-Aryan languages
usedBy tribal communities in western India
writingSystem Devanagari script
Gujarati script

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Ahirani hasInfluenceFrom Bhili languages
Bhili languages hasDialect Pauri Bhil language
linked to: Bhili languages
Bhili languages hasDialect Adiwasi Bhilali language
linked to: Bhili languages