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{{Infobox language<br />
| name = Bhalesi<br />
| nativename = <br />
| states = [[India]]<br />
| region = [[Bhales]] region of [[Jammu region|Jammu]]<br />
| coordinates = {{coords|33.03|75.90}}<br />
| pushpin_map = India Jammu and Kashmir#India<br />
| speakers = <br />
| date = <br />
| ref = <br />
| ethnicity = <br />
| familycolor = Indo-European<br />
| fam2 = [[Indo-Iranian languages|Indo-Iranian]]<br />
| fam3 = [[Indo-Aryan languages|Indo-Aryan]]<br />
| fam4 = ? [[North-Western Indo-Aryan languages|North-Western]]<br />
| fam5 = [[Western Pahari]]<br />
| fam6 = [[Bhadarwahi]]<br />
| iso3 = <br />
| isoexception = dialect<br />
| glotto = bhal1244<br />
| glottorefname = Bhalesi<br />
| image = bhalesi.png<br />
| imagecaption = Bhalesi written in Takri<br />
}}<br />
'''Bhalesi''' is an [[Indo-Aryan language]] spoken in the [[Bhalessa]] region of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is a member of the [[Bhadarwahi]] group of dialects and so falls under the [[Western Pahari]] sub-group of Indo-Aryan.{{sfn|Kaul|2006|pp=73, 85}}<br />
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The region is locally known as ''Bhalessa'' (with variants like ''Bhalesh''), or as ''Bhal'', and from these terms derive the local names for the dialect: {{IPA|/ˈbʱɑli/}} and {{IPA|/bʱəˈleiʃi/}} (with variants {{IPA|/bʱəˈleʃi/}}, {{IPA|/bʱəˈlesi/}}).{{sfn|Varma|1948|pp=1–2|ps =. These are adjectives and are typically used with {{IPA|/ɡʌllã/}} 'language'. }} The region mostly takes up two adjacent mountain valleys, with the main settlements being Kahra, Gandoh, Kilhotran, Jakyas, Bhatyas, and Juggasar. The neighbouring languages are [[Chinali language|Chinali]], [[Pangwali]] and [[Chambeali]] to the south-east, [[Padri dialect|Padri]] to the north-east, [[Kishtwari]] to the north-west, [[Sarazi]] to the west, and [[Bhadarwahi]] to the south.{{sfn|Kaul|2006|pp=73–74}}<br />
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Features that distinguish Bhalesi from the other Bhadarwahi dialects include the preponderence of [[diphthongs]], and the dropping of {{IPA|/l/}} between vowels (e.g. Bhalesi {{IPA|/kɑo/}} vs. Bhadarwahi {{IPA|/kɑlo/}} 'black').{{sfn|Kaul|2006|pp=75–76}}<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== Bibliography ==<br />
*{{cite book| last = Kaul| first = Pritam Krishen| year = 2006| title = Pahāṛi and Other Tribal Dialects of Jammu| volume = 1| place = Delhi| publisher = Eastern Book Linkers| isbn = 8178541017}}<br />
*{{cite book| last = Varma| first = Siddheshwar| year = 1948| title = The Bhalesī dialect| series = Monograph series (Royal Asiatic Society of Bengal)| volume = 4| place = Calcutta}}<br />
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[[Category:Indo-Aryan languages]]<br />
[[Category:Pahari languages]]<br />
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