Bhatri language
| Bhatri | |
|---|---|
| भतरी, ଭତ୍ରି | |
| Native to | India |
| Region | Chhattisgarh, Odisha |
| Ethnicity | Bhottadas |
Native speakers | 334,258 (2011 census)[1] |
| Devanagari, Odia | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | bgw |
| Glottolog | bhat1265 |
Bhatri is an Eastern Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Bhottada tribe in Chhattisgarh and Odisha, India. The language is spoken predominantly in eastern Bastar district and in Koraput and Nabarangpur districts of Odisha.
References
- ^ "Statement 1: Abstract of speakers' strength of languages and mother tongues - 2011". www.censusindia.gov.in. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
- ^ "Bhatri". Ethnologue. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ^ Masica (1991:16)
Further reading
- Masica, Colin (1991). The Indo-Aryan Languages. Cambridge Language Surveys. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-29944-2.