Bhatri language

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Bhatri
भतरी
Bhatri language.svg
The word "Bhatri" written in Devanagari script
Native to India
RegionChhattisgarh, Odisha
Ethnicity Bhottada Tribe (Odias)
Native speakers
334,258 (2011 census) [1]
Devanagari
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.

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References

  1. "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 2018-07-07.
  2. "Bhatri". Ethnologue. Retrieved 2021-08-20.
  3. Masica (1991:16)

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