Bhateali
Western Pahari language of northern India
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::summary Western Pahari language of northern India ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox language"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Bhateali |
| nativename | भटियाली |
| states | India |
| region | Himachal Pradesh |
| speakers | 15,347 (2011 census) |
| ref | |
| familycolor | Indo-European |
| fam2 | Indo-Iranian |
| fam3 | Indo-Aryan |
| fam4 | Northern |
| fam5 | Western Pahari |
| iso3 | bht |
| glotto | bhat1263 |
| glottorefname | Bhattiyali |
| image | Bhateali.svg |
| script | Takri, Devanagari |
| imagecaption | The word "Bhateali" written in Devanagari script |
| :: |
| name = Bhateali | nativename = भटियाली | states = India | region = Himachal Pradesh | speakers = 15,347 (2011 census) | date = | ref = | familycolor = Indo-European | fam2 = Indo-Iranian | fam3 = Indo-Aryan | fam4 = Northern | fam5 = Western Pahari | iso3 = bht | glotto = bhat1263 | glottorefname = Bhattiyali | image = Bhateali.svg | script = Takri, Devanagari | imagecaption = The word "Bhateali" written in Devanagari script
Bhateali, or Bhattiyali, is a Western Pahari language of Himachal Pradesh in northern India. It Is spoken majorily in the Bhattiyat division of Chamba, Dalhousie as well as Nurpur division of Kangra and hilly parts of Pathankot district of Punjab. The 2011 Indian Census counted 15,347 speakers, of which 15,107 were found in Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh.
Bhateali has sometimes been counted as a dialect of either Kangri. It is listed under Western Pahari languages group.
It was historically written using the Takri script.
Phonology
Vowels
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| Front | Central | Back | short | long | short | long | Close | Close-mid | Open-mid | Open |
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Consonants
::data[format=table] | Bilabial | Dental | Alveolar | Retroflex | Post-alv./ Palatal | Velar | Glottal | Nasal | Stop/ Affricate | plain | aspirated | Fricative | Approximant | Trill | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ⠀ | ⠀ | | ⠀ | ⠀ | ⠀ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ::
References
References
- "India - C-16: Population by mother tongue, Himachal Pradesh - 2011".
- "2011 Census District level statistics".
- Verbeke, Saartje. (2017-11-27). "Argument structure in Kashmiri: Form and Function of Pronominal Suffixation". BRILL.
- Tiwari, Dr Siyaram. "Bhartiya Bhashaon Ki Pahchan". Vani Prakashan.
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