भीली

Bhili

Indo-European (Indo-Aryan, Western, Bhili)

FamilyIndo-European (Indo-Aryan, Western, Bhili) Speakers~10M (Bhili cluster) ScriptDevanagari CountriesIndia (Rajasthan, MP, Gujarat, Maharashtra) Official inNo (recognized scheduled tribes) Vitalitysafe ISO 639-3bhb

Bhili (Bhīlī) is an Indo-Aryan language continuum of the Bhili branch, native to the Bhil tribal communities of western India (Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra), with ~10M speakers (whole Bhili cluster). The "Bhili" label covers many varieties (Vasavi, Wagdi, Kalto, Pawri, etc.), making total speaker counts dependent on classification. The Bhils are one of India's largest scheduled tribes, traditionally forest-dwelling. Linguistically, Bhili shares many innovations with Gujarati and Rajasthani, suggesting common origin in Western Indo-Aryan. Written in Devanagari, with developing literary forms.

Where it is spoken

31 core words in Bhili

Water

पाणी

/paːɳi/

Fire

आगि

/aːɡi/

Sun

सूरज

/suːraj/

Moon

चांद

/tʃãːd/

Star

तारो

/t̪aːɾo/

Mother

माय

/maːj/

Father

बाबू

/baːbuː/

I

हूं

/hũ/

You

तूं

/t̪ũ/

Name

नाम

/naːm/

Eye

आंख

/ãːkʰ/

Hand

हाथ

/haːtʰ/

Heart

हिर्दय

/hiɾdəj/

Love

प्रेम

/preːm/

Tree

झाड़

/dʒʱaːɽ/

House

घर

/ɡʱar/

Dog

कुतरा

/kutɾaː/

Cat

मीनी

/miːniː/

Eat

खानु

/kʰaːnu/

Drink

पीनु

/piːnu/

One

एक

/eːk/

Two

बे

/be/

Hello

राम राम

/raːm raːm/

Thank you

धन्यवाद

/dʱənjəbaːd/

Good

चोखु

/tʃoːkʰu/

Sources

Words compared

Compared with related Indo-European (Indo-Aryan, Western, Bhili) languages

Meaning BhiliGujaratiLambadiMarwariBagriMagahiMaithili
Water पाणी /paːɳi/ પાણી /paːɳiː/ पानी /paːniː/ पाणी /paːɳiː/ पाणी /paːɳiː/ पानी /paːni/ पानी /paːniː/
Fire आगि /aːɡi/ આગ /aːɡ/ आग /aːɡ/ आग /aːɡ/ आग /aːɡ/ आग /aːɡ/ आगि /aːɡi/
Sun सूरज /suːraj/ સૂર્ય /suːɾjə/ सुरज /suɾədʒ/ सूरज /suːɾədʒ/ सूरज /suːraj/ सूरज /suːraj/ सूरज /suːrədʒ/
Moon चांद /tʃãːd/ ચંદ્ર /tʃəndɾə/ चांद /tʃãːd/ चांद /tʃãːd/ चंदो /tʃando/ चान /tʃaːn/ चान /tʃaːn/
Star तारो /t̪aːɾo/ તારો /t̪aːɾo/ तारो /t̪aːro/ तारो /taːro/ तारो /taːro/ तारा /taːraː/ तारा /taːraː/
Mother माय /maːj/ મા /maː/ मा /maː/ मा /maː/ माय /maːj/ माय /maːj/ माय /maːj/
Father बाबू /baːbuː/ પિતા /pɪtaː/ बाप /baːp/ बाप /baːp/ बाप /baːp/ बाबू /baːbuː/ बाबू /baːbuː/
I हूं /hũ/ હું /ɦũ/ हूं /hũː/ म्हैं /mʱɛ̃/ हूं /ɦũː/ हम /ɦəm/ हम /ɦəm/
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