The Bhil languages are a group of Western Indo-Aryan languages spoken by some 6 million Bhils in western, central, and by small numbers, even in far eastern, India. They constitute the primary languages of the southern Aravalli Range in Rajasthan and the western Satpura Range in Madhya Pradesh.

Relationship

The Bhil languages form a link midway between the Gujarati language and the Rajasthani languages.

The group is comprised of the following languages:

• Adiwasa Garasia language
• Bareli language
• Bauria language
• Bhilali language
• Bhili language
• Bhilori language
• Chodri language
• Dhodia language
• Dubli language
• Dungra Bhil language
• Gamit language
• Mawchi language
• Pardhi language
• Rajput Garasia language
• Rathawi language
• Vasavi Bhil
• Wagdi language

Further reading

• Khare, Randhir. The Singing Bow: Song-Poems of the Bhil. New Delhi: HarperCollins Publishers India, 2001. ISBN 8172234252
• Varma, Siddheshwar. Bhil Dialects and Khandesi: A Linguistic Analysis. Panjab University Indological series, 23. Hoshiarpur: Vishveshvaranand Vishva Bandhu Institute of Sanskrit and Indological Studies, Panjab University, 1978.