BHILI: a language of India

SIL code:	BHB
ISO 639-2:	inc

Population	1,300,000 including 1,000,000 Bhil plus 300,000 Patelia in Madhya Pradesh. 12,688 Kotvali (1994 IMA), 5,624,000 in languages in the Bhil family (1994 IMA).
Region	Madhya Pradesh, Jhabua, Char, Ratlam districts; Gujarat, Panchmahals and Dahod districts; Rajasthan; Maharashtra; some in Jammu and Kashmir; Andhra Pradesh; Karnataka; Punhab; Bihar; Tripura; mountainous areas.
Alternate names	BHILBARI, BHILBOLI, BHILLA, BHIL, VIL, BHAGORIA, LENGOTIA
Dialects	AHIRI, ANARYA (PAHADI), BAORI, BAREL, BHIM, CHARANI, CHODHRI, DEHAWALI, CHODIA, DUBLI, GAMTI, GIRASIA, HABURA, KONKANI, KOTALI, KOTVALI (KOTWALIA), MAGRA KI BOLI, MAWCHI, NAHARI (BAGLANI) NAIKDI, PANCHALI, PARDHI, PAWRI, RANAWAT, RANI BHIL, RATHVI, SIYALGIR, WAGDI.
Classification	Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Central zone, Bhil.
Comments	Patelia in Gujarat is inherently intelligible with Bhili. Bhili of Ratlam District in Madhya Pradesh is inherently intelligible with Wagdi. Connecting link between Gujarati and Rajasthani (Marwari). Bhili is a Scheduled Tribe in Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Tripura; Kotwalia a Scheduled Tribe in Gujarat and Maharashtra. Limited proficiency in Hindi. Spoken as mother tongue by the Patelia in Madhya Pradesh. Connecting link between Gujarati and Rajasthani. 'Bhil' is an ethnic designation (caste or tribe). Dewali (Dehawali) is a cover term for Vasavi and Kotali, among others. Investigation needed: intelligibility with , BLN, attitudes toward Kotwalia, Tadvi, Valvi, Naikda, Dhodia, Dubla, Charan, Rani with Bhili, Gujarati. Grammar. Literacy rate in first language: 1% to 5%. Literacy rate in second language: 10%. There are efforts being made in literature development. TV, videos. Traditional religion. Tadavi Bhil are Muslim. NT 1930, out of print.

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