| Bhil | |
|---|---|
| Geographic distribution | India |
| Ethnicity | Bhil people |
| Linguistic classification | Indo-European |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| Glottolog | bhil1254 |
 Bhili-speaking regions of India | |
TheBhil languages are a group oflects spoken by theBhil that are classified as dialects ofIndo-Aryan languages such asGujarati andRajasthani.[2][3] They are spoken by around 10.4 millionBhils in western and centralIndia as of 2011[4] and constitute the primary languages of the southernAravalli Range inRajasthan and the westernSatpura Range inMadhya Pradesh, northwestern Maharashtra, and southern Gujarat.
According to the 52nd report of the commissioner for linguistic minorities in India,Ministry of Minority Affairs, Bhili is the most commonly spoken language of thedistrict ofDadra and Nagar Haveli constituting 40.42% of its total population. Bhili speakers are also significant in the states ofGujarat (4.75%),Madhya Pradesh (4.93%) andRajasthan (4.60%).[5]
The Bhil languages form a link midway between theGujarati language and theRajasthani–Marwari languages.
Grouped geographically, the Bhil languages are the following:
Other Bhil languages includeGamit (Gamti) andMawchi.Vasavi is spoken by ethnic Bhils, but may be closer to Gujarati. Similarly,Malvi andNimadi may be closer to Rajasthani. The recently describedVaagri Booli may also be a Bhil language.
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