Bhateali, or Bhattiyali, is a Western Pahari language of northern India. The 2011 Indian Census counted 23,970 speakers, of which 15,107 were found in Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh.
Bhateali has sometimes been counted as dialect of either Dogri[3][4] or Punjabi.[1][dead link]
It was historically written using the Takri script.
Specimen in Bhatteali language
| Bhateali | |
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| 𑚡𑚔𑚮𑚣𑚭𑚥𑚯, भटियाली bhaṭṭiyālī |
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Bhateali written in Takri Script
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| Native to | India |
| Region | Himachal Pradesh et alia |
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Native speakers
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24,000 (2011 census)[1] |
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Language family
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Indo-European
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Writing system
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Takri, Devanagari |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | bht |
| Glottolog | bhat1263 |