Bhalesi dialect

Bhalesi
Bhalesi
	Bhalesi written in Takri
Native to	India
Region	Bhales region of Jammu
Language family	Indo-European Indo-Iranian Indo-Aryan ? North-Western Western Pahari Bhadarwahi Bhalesi; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	–
Glottolog	bhal1244
	Bhalesi Bhalesi
	Coordinates: 33°02′N 75°54′E / 33.03°N 75.90°E

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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.^[1]

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: /ˈbʱɑli/ and /bʱəˈleiʃi/ (with variants /bʱəˈleʃi/, /bʱəˈlesi/).^[2] 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, Pangwali and Chambeali to the south-east, Padri to the north-east, Kishtwari to the north-west, Sarazi to the west, and Bhadarwahi to the south.^[3]

Features that distinguish Bhalesi from the other Bhadarwahi dialects include the preponderence of diphthongs, and the dropping of /l/ between vowels (e.g. Bhalesi /kɑo/ vs. Bhadarwahi /kɑlo/ 'black').^[4]

References[edit]

↑ Kaul 2006, pp. 73, 85.
↑ Varma 1948, pp. 1–2. These are adjectives and are typically used with /ɡʌllã/ 'language'.
↑ Kaul 2006, pp. 73–74.
↑ Kaul 2006, pp. 75–76.

Bibliography[edit]

Kaul, Pritam Krishen (2006). Pahāṛi and Other Tribal Dialects of Jammu. Vol. 1. Delhi: Eastern Book Linkers. ISBN 8178541017.
Varma, Siddheshwar (1948). The Bhalesī dialect. Monograph series (Royal Asiatic Society of Bengal). Vol. 4. Calcutta.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

[FOOTNOTEKaul200673,_85-1] Kaul 2006, pp. 73, 85.

[FOOTNOTEVarma19481–2-2] Varma 1948, pp. 1–2. These are adjectives and are typically used with /ɡʌllã/ 'language'.

[FOOTNOTEKaul200673–74-3] Kaul 2006, pp. 73–74.

[FOOTNOTEKaul200675–76-4] Kaul 2006, pp. 75–76.

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