Bhateali

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Bhateali
भटियाली
File:Bhateali.svg
The word "Bhateali" written in Devanagari script
Native toIndia
RegionHimachal Pradesh
Native speakers
15,347 (2011 census)[1]
Takri, Devanagari
Language codes
ISO 639-3bht
Glottologbhat1263
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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,[1] of which 15,107 were found in Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh.[2]

Bhateali has sometimes been counted as a dialect of either Kangri.[3][4] It is listed under Western Pahari languages group.

It was historically written using the Takri script.

Phonology

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Vowels

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Front Central Back
short long short long
Close ɪ, ʏ , ɨ ɯ, ʊ
Close-mid ə
Open-mid æː ɔː
Open

Consonants

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Bilabial Dental Alveolar Retroflex Post-alv./
Palatal
Velar Glottal
Nasal m n ɳ ŋ
Stop/
Affricate
plain pb td ʈɖ kɡ
aspirated ʈʰ ɖʱ tɕʰ dʑʱ ɡʱ
Fricative s h
Approximant w l ɭ j
Trill r ɽ

References

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