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	\| fam4 = ~~<!--~~[[Western Indo-Aryan languages\|Western]]<ref>[http://homepages.fh-giessen.de/kausen/klassifikationen/Indogermanisch.doc Ernst Kausen, 2006. ''Die Klassifikation der indogermanischen Sprachen''] ([[Microsoft Word]], 133 KB)</ref> sources differ on which zone of Indo-Aryan Bhili should be assigned to-->		\| fam4 = [[Western Indo-Aryan languages\|Western]]<ref>[http://homepages.fh-giessen.de/kausen/klassifikationen/Indogermanisch.doc Ernst Kausen, 2006. ''Die Klassifikation der indogermanischen Sprachen''] ([[Microsoft Word]], 133 KB)</ref><!--sources differ on which zone of Indo-Aryan Bhili should be assigned to-->
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	The '''Bhil languages''' are a group of [[Indo-Aryan languages]] spoken by around 10.4 million [[Bhil]]s in western and central [[India]] as of 2011.<ref name="Cenus2011">{{cite web \|title=ABSTRACT OF SPEAKERS' STRENGTH OF LANGUAGES AND MOTHER TONGUES - 2011 \|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011Census/Language-2011/Statement-1.pdf \|website=www.censusindia.gov.in \|publisher=Indian Census 2011, Government of India \|access-date=7 July 2018}}</ref> ~~They~~ constitute the primary languages of the southern [[Aravalli Range]] in [[Rajasthan]] and the western [[Satpura Range]] in [[Madhya Pradesh]], northwestern Maharashtra, and southern Gujarat. According to the 52nd report of the commissioner for linguistic minorities in India, [[Ministry of Minority Affairs (India)\|Ministry of Minority Affairs]], Bhili is the most commonly spoken language of the [[~~union territory~~]] of [[Dadra and Nagar Haveli]] constituting 40.42% of its total population. Bhili speakers are also significant in the states of [[Gujarat]] (4.75%), [[Madhya Pradesh]] (4.93%) and [[Rajasthan]] (4.60%).<ref name="MoMA">{{cite web \|url=http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf \|title=Report of the Commissioner for linguistic minorities: 52nd report (July 2014 to June 2015) \|publisher=Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities, [[Ministry of Minority Affairs]], [[Government of India]] \|access-date=21 February 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525141614/http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf \|archive-date=25 May 2017 \|url-status=dead \|df=dmy-all }}</ref>		The '''Bhil languages''' are a group of [[lect]]s spoken by the [[Bhils\|Bhil]] that are classified as dialects of [[Indo-Aryan languages]] such as [[Gujarati languages\|Gujarati]] and [[Rajasthani languages\|Rajasthani]].<ref>{{cite book\|author=George L. van Driem \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6EswEAAAQBAJ\|title=Ethnolinguistic Prehistory\| date=25 May 2021 \|page=220\| publisher=BRILL \| isbn=978-90-04-44837-7 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book\|author=Prakash Chandra Mehta\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hoQqpkfrXfAC\|title=Ethnographic Atlas of Indian Tribes\| date=2004 \|page=191\| publisher=Discovery Publishing House \| isbn=978-81-7141-852-7 }}</ref> They are spoken by around 10.4 million [[Bhil]]s in western and central [[India]] as of 2011<ref name="Cenus2011">{{cite web \|title=ABSTRACT OF SPEAKERS' STRENGTH OF LANGUAGES AND MOTHER TONGUES - 2011 \|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011Census/Language-2011/Statement-1.pdf \|website=www.censusindia.gov.in \|publisher=Indian Census 2011, Government of India \|access-date=7 July 2018}}</ref> and constitute the primary languages of the southern [[Aravalli Range]] in [[Rajasthan]] and the western [[Satpura Range]] in [[Madhya Pradesh]], northwestern Maharashtra, and southern Gujarat.

			According to the 52nd report of the commissioner for linguistic minorities in India, [[Ministry of Minority Affairs (India)\|Ministry of Minority Affairs]], Bhili is the most commonly spoken language of the [[district]] of [[Dadra and Nagar Haveli]] constituting 40.42% of its total population. Bhili speakers are also significant in the states of [[Gujarat]] (4.75%), [[Madhya Pradesh]] (4.93%) and [[Rajasthan]] (4.60%).<ref name="MoMA">{{cite web \|url=http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf \|title=Report of the Commissioner for linguistic minorities: 52nd report (July 2014 to June 2015) \|publisher=Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities, [[Ministry of Minority Affairs]], [[Government of India]] \|access-date=21 February 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525141614/http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf \|archive-date=25 May 2017 \|url-status=dead \|df=dmy-all }}</ref>

	==Relationship ==		==Relationship ==
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	**[[Bhilali language\|Bhilali]] (Rathawi)		**[[Bhilali language\|Bhilali]] (Rathawi)
	**[[Chodri language\|Chodri]]		**[[Chodri language\|Chodri]]
	**[[~~Dhodia~~ language\|~~Dhodia~~]]		**[[Dhodia–Kukna language\|Dhodia–Kukna]]
	**[[Dhanki language\|Dhanki]]<!--not the same as the Dangri dial. of Kandeshi?-->		**[[Dhanki language\|Dhanki]]<!--not the same as the Dangri dial. of Kandeshi?-->
	**[[Dubli language\|Dubli]]		**[[Dubli language\|Dubli]]
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	Other Bhil languages include [[Gamit language\|Gamit]] (Gamti) and [[Mawchi language\|Mawchi]]. [[Vasavi language\|Vasavi]] is spoken by ethnic Bhils, but may be closer to Gujarati. Similarly, [[Malvi language\|Malvi]] and [[Nimadi language\|Nimadi]] may be closer to Rajasthani. The recently described [[Vaagri Booli]] may also be a Bhil language.		Other Bhil languages include [[Gamit language\|Gamit]] (Gamti) and [[Mawchi language\|Mawchi]]. [[Vasavi language\|Vasavi]] is spoken by ethnic Bhils, but may be closer to Gujarati. Similarly, [[Malvi language\|Malvi]] and [[Nimadi language\|Nimadi]] may be closer to Rajasthani. The recently described [[Vaagri Booli]] may also be a Bhil language.

			== See also ==
			*[[Rathwi Bareli]]
			*[[Languages of India]]
			*[[Gujarati language]]
			*[[Gujarati people]]
			*[[Languages with official status in India]]
			*[[List of Indian languages by total speakers]]

	== References ==		== References ==
	~~<references />~~		{{reflist}}

	==Further reading==		==Further reading==
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	[[Category:Languages of Rajasthan]]		[[Category:Languages of Rajasthan]]
	[[Category:Bhil]]		[[Category:Bhil\|*]]
	[[Category:Languages of Gujarat]]		[[Category:Languages of Gujarat]]
	[[Category:Languages of Madhya Pradesh]]		[[Category:Languages of Madhya Pradesh]]

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	The '''Bhil languages''' are a group of [[Indo-Aryan languages]] spoken ~~in 2011~~ by around 10.4 million [[Bhil]]s in western and central [[India]].<ref name="Cenus2011">{{cite web \|title=ABSTRACT OF SPEAKERS' STRENGTH OF LANGUAGES AND MOTHER TONGUES - 2011 \|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011Census/Language-2011/Statement-1.pdf \|website=www.censusindia.gov.in \|publisher=Indian Census 2011, Government of India \|access-date=7 July 2018}}</ref> They constitute the primary languages of the southern [[Aravalli Range]] in [[Rajasthan]] and the western [[Satpura Range]] in [[Madhya Pradesh]], northwestern Maharashtra, and southern Gujarat. According to the 52nd report of the commissioner for linguistic minorities in India, [[Ministry of Minority Affairs (India)\|Ministry of Minority Affairs]], Bhili is the most commonly spoken language of the [[union territory]] of [[Dadra and Nagar Haveli]] constituting 40.42% of its total population. Bhili speakers are also significant in the states of [[Gujarat]] (4.75%), [[Madhya Pradesh]] (4.93%) and [[Rajasthan]] (4.60%).<ref name="MoMA">{{cite web \|url=http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf \|title=Report of the Commissioner for linguistic minorities: 52nd report (July 2014 to June 2015) \|publisher=Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities, [[Ministry of Minority Affairs]], [[Government of India]] \|access-date=21 February 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525141614/http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf \|archive-date=25 May 2017 \|url-status=dead \|df=dmy-all }}</ref>		The '''Bhil languages''' are a group of [[Indo-Aryan languages]] spoken by around 10.4 million [[Bhil]]s in western and central [[India]] as of 2011.<ref name="Cenus2011">{{cite web \|title=ABSTRACT OF SPEAKERS' STRENGTH OF LANGUAGES AND MOTHER TONGUES - 2011 \|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011Census/Language-2011/Statement-1.pdf \|website=www.censusindia.gov.in \|publisher=Indian Census 2011, Government of India \|access-date=7 July 2018}}</ref> They constitute the primary languages of the southern [[Aravalli Range]] in [[Rajasthan]] and the western [[Satpura Range]] in [[Madhya Pradesh]], northwestern Maharashtra, and southern Gujarat. According to the 52nd report of the commissioner for linguistic minorities in India, [[Ministry of Minority Affairs (India)\|Ministry of Minority Affairs]], Bhili is the most commonly spoken language of the [[union territory]] of [[Dadra and Nagar Haveli]] constituting 40.42% of its total population. Bhili speakers are also significant in the states of [[Gujarat]] (4.75%), [[Madhya Pradesh]] (4.93%) and [[Rajasthan]] (4.60%).<ref name="MoMA">{{cite web \|url=http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf \|title=Report of the Commissioner for linguistic minorities: 52nd report (July 2014 to June 2015) \|publisher=Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities, [[Ministry of Minority Affairs]], [[Government of India]] \|access-date=21 February 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525141614/http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf \|archive-date=25 May 2017 \|url-status=dead \|df=dmy-all }}</ref>

	==Relationship ==		==Relationship ==
	The Bhil languages form a link midway between the [[Gujarati language]] and the [[Rajasthani–Marwari]] languages.		The Bhil languages form a link midway between the [[Gujarati language]] and the [[Rajasthani–Marwari]] languages.

	~~The group comprises~~ the following ~~languages~~:		Grouped geographically, the Bhil languages are the following:

	*Northern Bhil		*Northern Bhil
	**[[Bauria language\|Bauria]]		**[[Bauria language\|Bauria]]
	**[[Wagdi language\|Wagdi]] (perhaps central: reportedly highly intelligible w Adiwasa, Patelia, and other varieties of Bhil proper)		**[[Wagdi language\|Wagdi]] (perhaps central: reportedly highly intelligible with Adiwasa, Patelia, and other varieties of Bhil proper)
	**[[Bhilori language\|Bhilori]] (Noiri, Dungra)		**[[Bhilori language\|Bhilori]] (Noiri, Dungra)
	**[[Magari language\|Magari]] (Magra ki Boli; incl. under Bhili proper in ''Ethnologue'')		**[[Magari language\|Magari]] (Magra ki Boli; incl. under Bhili proper in ''Ethnologue'')
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	**[[Rathwi Bareli language\|Rathwi Bareli]]		**[[Rathwi Bareli language\|Rathwi Bareli]]
	**[[Pardhi language\|Pardhi]]		**[[Pardhi language\|Pardhi]]
			**[[Kalto language\|Kalto]] (Nahali)

	[[~~Kalto~~ language\|~~Kalto~~]]~~, {{sc~~\|~~aka}} Nahali, is another Bhil language~~.		Other Bhil languages include [[Gamit language\|Gamit]] (Gamti) and [[Mawchi language\|Mawchi]]. [[Vasavi language\|Vasavi]] is spoken by ethnic Bhils, but may be closer to Gujarati. Similarly, [[Malvi language\|Malvi]] and [[Nimadi language\|Nimadi]] may be closer to Rajasthani. The recently described [[Vaagri Booli]] may also be a Bhil language.

	~~The~~ [[Vasavi language]] is spoken by ethnic Bhils, but is closer to Gujarati.

	== References ==		== References ==
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	==Further reading==		==Further reading==
	* Khare, Randhir. [http://www.randhirkhare.in/literary-career.html "Dangs: Journeys Into The Heartland". New Delhi: Harper Collins Publishers India.]		* Khare, Randhir. [http://www.randhirkhare.in/literary-career.html "Dangs: Journeys Into The Heartland". New Delhi: Harper Collins Publishers India.] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150219101516/http://www.randhirkhare.in/literary-career.html \|date=19 February 2015 }}
	* Khare, Randhir. [http://www.randhirkhare.in/literary-career.html "Flight Of Arrows". Selected Song Poems Of The Bhils.Pune:Grasswork Books]		* Khare, Randhir. [http://www.randhirkhare.in/literary-career.html "Flight Of Arrows". Selected Song Poems Of The Bhils.Pune:Grasswork Books]
	* Khare, Randhir. [https://web.archive.org/web/20150219101516/http://www.randhirkhare.in/literary-career.html ''The Singing Bow: Song-Poems of the Bhil''. New Delhi: HarperCollins Publishers India, 2001.] {{ISBN\|81-7223-425-2}}		* Khare, Randhir. [https://web.archive.org/web/20150219101516/http://www.randhirkhare.in/literary-career.html ''The Singing Bow: Song-Poems of the Bhil''. New Delhi: HarperCollins Publishers India, 2001.] {{ISBN\|81-7223-425-2}}
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{{Infobox language family
| name = Bhil
| ethnicity = [[Bhil people]]
| region = [[India]]
| familycolor = Indo-European
| fam2 = [[Indo-Iranian languages|Indo-Iranian]]
| fam3 = [[Indo-Aryan languages|Indo-Aryan]]
| fam4 = 
| child1 = Northern
| child2 = Central
| child3 = Bareli
| glotto = bhil1254
| glottorefname = Bhil
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| map = Bhili map.png
| mapcaption = Bhili-speaking regions of India
}}

The '''Bhil languages''' are a group of [[Indo-Aryan languages]] spoken in 2011 by around 10.4 million [[Bhil]]s in western and central [[India]].<ref name="Cenus2011">{{cite web |title=ABSTRACT OF SPEAKERS' STRENGTH OF LANGUAGES AND MOTHER TONGUES - 2011 |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011Census/Language-2011/Statement-1.pdf |website=www.censusindia.gov.in |publisher=Indian Census 2011, Government of India |access-date=7 July 2018}}</ref> They constitute the primary languages of the southern [[Aravalli Range]] in [[Rajasthan]] and the western [[Satpura Range]] in [[Madhya Pradesh]], northwestern Maharashtra, and southern Gujarat. According to the 52nd report of the commissioner for linguistic minorities in India, [[Ministry of Minority Affairs (India)|Ministry of Minority Affairs]], Bhili is the most commonly spoken language of the [[union territory]] of [[Dadra and Nagar Haveli]] constituting 40.42% of its total population. Bhili speakers are also significant in the states of [[Gujarat]] (4.75%), [[Madhya Pradesh]] (4.93%) and [[Rajasthan]] (4.60%).<ref name="MoMA">{{cite web |url=http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf |title=Report of the Commissioner for linguistic minorities: 52nd report (July 2014 to June 2015) |publisher=Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities, [[Ministry of Minority Affairs]], [[Government of India]] |access-date=21 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525141614/http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf |archive-date=25 May 2017 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

==Relationship ==
The Bhil languages form a link midway between the [[Gujarati language]] and the [[Rajasthani–Marwari]] languages.

The group comprises the following languages:

*Northern Bhil
**[[Bauria language|Bauria]]
**[[Wagdi language|Wagdi]] (perhaps central: reportedly highly intelligible w Adiwasa, Patelia, and other varieties of Bhil proper)
**[[Bhilori language|Bhilori]] (Noiri, Dungra)
**[[Magari language|Magari]] (Magra ki Boli; incl. under Bhili proper in ''Ethnologue'')
*Central Bhil
**[[Bhili language|Bhili proper]] (Patelia), Bhilodi, Adiwasa & Rajput Garasia [mutually intelligible; some intelligible with [[Marwari language|Marwari]]]
**[[Bhilali language|Bhilali]] (Rathawi)
**[[Chodri language|Chodri]]
**[[Dhodia language|Dhodia]]
**[[Dhanki language|Dhanki]]
**[[Dubli language|Dubli]]
*Eastern Bhil (Bareli)
**[[Palya Bareli language|Palya Bareli]]
**[[Pauri Bareli language|Pauri Bareli]]
**[[Rathwi Bareli language|Rathwi Bareli]]
**[[Pardhi language|Pardhi]]

[[Kalto language|Kalto]], {{sc|aka}} Nahali, is another Bhil language.

The [[Vasavi language]] is spoken by ethnic Bhils, but is closer to Gujarati.

== References ==
<references />

==Further reading==
* Khare, Randhir. [http://www.randhirkhare.in/literary-career.html "Dangs: Journeys Into The Heartland". New Delhi: Harper Collins Publishers India.]
* Khare, Randhir. [http://www.randhirkhare.in/literary-career.html "Flight Of Arrows". Selected Song Poems Of The Bhils.Pune:Grasswork Books]
* Khare, Randhir. [https://web.archive.org/web/20150219101516/http://www.randhirkhare.in/literary-career.html ''The Singing Bow: Song-Poems of the Bhil''. New Delhi: HarperCollins Publishers India, 2001.] {{ISBN|81-7223-425-2}}
* Varma, Siddheshwar. ''Bhil Dialects and Khandesi: A Linguistic Analysis''. Panjab University Indological series, 23. Hoshiarpur: Vishveshvaranand Vishva Bandhu Institute of Sanskrit and Indological Studies, Panjab University, 1978.

{{Western Indo-Aryan languages}}

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[[Category:Languages of Madhya Pradesh]]
[[Category:Languages of Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Languages of Sindh]]
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