Template:Infobox language Bhili (Bhili: Template:Script), Template:IPA-fr, is a Western Indo-Aryan language spoken in west-central India, in the states of Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, and Madhya Pradesh.[1] Other names for the language include Bhagoria and Bhilboli; several varieties are called Garasia. Bhili is a member of the Bhil languages, which are related to Gujarati and Rajasthani. The language is written using the Devanagari script.
The term Bhili is of Dravidian-origin Vil which means bow, referring to the Bow people.
Phonology
Consonants
- Template:IPA may also be heard as Template:IPA in free variation.
- Template:IPA occurs in loanwords from Persian and Hindi.[2]
- Template:IPA is heard as an allophone of Template:IPA preceding Template:IPA.
Vowels
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High | Template:IPA | Template:IPA | |
| Mid-high | Template:IPA | Template:IPA | Template:IPA |
| Mid-low | Template:IPA | Template:IPA | |
| Low | (Template:IPA) | Template:IPA |
- Vowels Template:IPA can also be heard as Template:IPA.
- Template:IPA is borrowed from Hindi.
- Template:IPA may also be heard as Template:IPA in final position.[3]
Further reading
- Bodhankar, Anantrao. Bhillori (Bhilli) – English Dictionary. Pune: Tribal Research & Training Institute, 2002.Template:Fix
- Jungblut, L. A Short Bhili Grammar of Jhabua State and Adjoining Territories. S.l: s.n, 1937.
- Thompson, Charles S. Rudiments of the Bhili Language. Ahmedabad [India]: United Printing Press, 1895.
See also
- Languages of India
- Languages with official status in India
- List of Indian languages by total speakers
References
- ↑ Language Shifts Among the Scheduled Tribes in India, A Geographical Study{{#if:Ishtiaq|, Ishtiaq}. Motilal Banarsidass Publishers(1999). ISBN 9788120816176
- ↑ Dialect Continuum in the Bhil Tribal Belt: Grammatical Aspects{{#if:Phillips|, Phillips}. University of London(2012)
- ↑ A linguistic study of Bhili dialects: A descriptive study of central and north Bhili{{#if:Yogendra Dhirubhai|, Yogendra Dhirubhai}. Gujarat University(1967)