Bhilali language (original) (raw)

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Bhil language of India

Bhilali
Ethnicity Bhil
Native speakers 1.2 million (2006 & 2011)[1]
Language family Indo-European Indo-IranianIndo-AryanWestern Indo-AryanBhilCentralBhilali
Writing system Devanagari
Language codes
ISO 639-3 Either:bhi – Bhilalirtw – Rathawi
Glottolog bhil1253 Bhilalirath1243 Rathawi

Bhilali is a Bhil language spoken in India. it has two main varieties: Bhilali proper and Rathawi (Rathwi), which are largely mutually intelligible. A third variety, Parya Bhilali, is more distant but is still considered a dialect of the language.