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Bhatri language

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Bhatri
भतरी, ଭତ୍ରି
Native toIndia
RegionChhattisgarh, Odisha
EthnicityBhottadas
Native speakers
334,258 (2011 census)[1]
Devanagari, Odia
Language codes
ISO 639-3bgw
Glottologbhat1265

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

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  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 7 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Bhatri". Ethnologue. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  3. ^ Masica (1991:16)

Further reading

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  • Masica, Colin (1991). The Indo-Aryan Languages. Cambridge Language Surveys. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-29944-2.