L
OR BHIL
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BHL
OR BHIL.
|
Name of dialect.
|
Where spoken.
|
No. of speakers.
|
| Brought forward. |
119,200
|
|
Ch dh r ... |
Surat and Nawsari... |
121,258
|
D h wal... |
Khandesh... |
45,000
|
h i... |
Surat and Thana... |
60,000
|
| ubl... |
Thana and Jawhar... |
14,050
|
Gm ... |
Surat and Nawsari... |
48,715
|
| Girsi... |
Marwar and Sirohi... |
90,700
|
Hb  ... |
United Provinces... |
2,596
|
K ka ... |
Nawsari, Surat, Surgana, Nasik, Khandesh. |
232,613
|
| Kal... |
Khandesh... |
40,000
|
| Magr
k bl... |
Merwara... |
44,500
|
| Mwch... |
" ... |
30,000
|
| Nhar
or Bglan... |
Nasik and Surgana... |
13,000
|
| Nik... |
Rewakantha, Panch Mahals, and Surat. |
12,100
|
| Panchl... |
Buldana... |
560
|
| Prdh... |
Berar and Chanda... |
5,410
|
| Pwr... |
Khandesh... |
25,000
|
| Ranwat... |
Nimar... |
500
|
| Rn
Bhl... |
Nawsari... |
87,540
|
| Rhv... |
Rewakantha... |
8,000
|
| Siylgr... |
Midnapore... |
120
|
| Wg... |
Rajputana, Central India, and Bombay Presidency. |
525,375
|
|
TOTAL.
|
1,526,237
|
|
By adding these figures to those given above we arrive at the following grand total:-
| Bhl... |
1,163,872
|
| Minor Dialects... |
1,525,237
|
|
TOTAL.
|
2,689,109
|
The territory occupied by the Bhl tribes is a rather extensive one, and
there are, as might be expected, differences of dialect in the different parts
of the Bhl country. Towards the north and east the dialects of the Bhls
gradually merge into the various forms of Rjasthn. In the west and
south the influence of Marth gradually increases. Thus the southern
forms of Kkan are almost Marh and gradually merge into
some broken dialects of