Bhateali, or Bhattiyali, is a Western Pahari language of Himachal Pradesh in northern India. It Is spoken majorily in the Bhattiyat division of Chamba, Dalhousie as well as Nurpur division of Kangra and hilly parts of Pathankot district of Punjab. The 2011 Indian Census counted 15,347 speakers,[1] of which 15,107 were found in Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh.[2]
Bhateali has sometimes been counted as a dialect of either Kangri.[3][4] It is listed under Western Pahari languages group.
It was historically written using the Takri script.
Phonology
Vowels
Consonants
References
- ↑ India - C-16: Population by mother tongue, Himachal Pradesh - 2011. censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 2025-12-15.
- ↑ 2011 Census District level statistics.
- ↑ Argument structure in Kashmiri: Form and Function of Pronominal Suffixation{{#if:Verbeke|, Verbeke}. BRILL(2017-11-27). ISBN 978-90-04-34678-9
- ↑ Bhartiya Bhashaon Ki Pahchan{{#if:Tiwari|, Tiwari}. Vani Prakashan. ISBN 978-93-5229-677-4