Bhili language

Bhili is a Central Indo-Aryan language spoken in west-central India, in the region east of Ahmadabad. Other names for the language include Bhagoria, Bhil, Bhilbari, Bhilboli, Bhilla, Lengotia, and Vil.

Contents

1 Relationship to other languages 2 Script 3 References 4 External links

Relationship to other languages

Bhili is a member of the Bhil language family, which are related to Gujarati and the Rajasthani languages.

Script

The language is written using a variation of the Devanagari script.

References

• Jain, N. 1962. Bhili-Hindi kosh. Indore: Hira-Bhaiya
• Jain, N. 1971. Bhili ka bhashashastriya adhyayan. Indore: Indore University
• Kulkarni, S.B. 1976. Bhili of Dangs. Poona: Deccan College
• Thompson, Rev. Chas. S. 1895. Rudiments of the Bhili Language. Ahmedabad: United Printing Press

External links

• Entry for this language in the Ethnologue database.
• Bhili entry on Rosetta - includes excerpted grammar
• Omniglot's Devanagari script page