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.

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

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 2018-07-07.
  2. ^ "Bhatri". Ethnologue. Retrieved 2021-08-20.
  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.