Bhili languages
E144413
The Bhili languages are a group of Indo-Aryan tribal languages spoken primarily by the Bhil people across western and central India, especially in parts of Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, and Maharashtra.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Adiwasi Bhilali language | 1 |
| Bhili languages canonical | 1 |
| Pauri Bhil language | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1216492 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bhili languages Context triple: [Ahirani, hasInfluenceFrom, Bhili languages]
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A.
Beti languages
The Beti languages are a group of closely related Bantu languages spoken primarily in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, and neighboring regions of Central Africa.
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B.
Kiranti languages
The Kiranti languages are a group of closely related Sino-Tibetan languages spoken primarily by the Kirati peoples of eastern Nepal.
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C.
Khoe languages
Khoe languages are a branch of southern African languages spoken mainly by Khoe peoples, known for their use of click consonants and distinct grammatical structures.
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D.
Muna–Buton languages
The Muna–Buton languages are a subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken primarily in southeastern Sulawesi and nearby islands in Indonesia.
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E.
Tani languages
The Tani languages are a subgroup of the Sino-Tibetan language family spoken primarily in Arunachal Pradesh and adjoining regions of Northeast India by various indigenous communities.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bhili languages Target entity description: The Bhili languages are a group of Indo-Aryan tribal languages spoken primarily by the Bhil people across western and central India, especially in parts of Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, and Maharashtra.
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A.
Beti languages
The Beti languages are a group of closely related Bantu languages spoken primarily in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, and neighboring regions of Central Africa.
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B.
Kiranti languages
The Kiranti languages are a group of closely related Sino-Tibetan languages spoken primarily by the Kirati peoples of eastern Nepal.
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C.
Khoe languages
Khoe languages are a branch of southern African languages spoken mainly by Khoe peoples, known for their use of click consonants and distinct grammatical structures.
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D.
Muna–Buton languages
The Muna–Buton languages are a subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken primarily in southeastern Sulawesi and nearby islands in Indonesia.
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E.
Tani languages
The Tani languages are a subgroup of the Sino-Tibetan language family spoken primarily in Arunachal Pradesh and adjoining regions of Northeast India by various indigenous communities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indo-Aryan languages
ⓘ
language group ⓘ |
| areDistinctFrom | Bhili language (single standardized form) ⓘ |
| arePartOf | Bhili–Khandeshi subgroup ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Gujarati
ⓘ
surface form:
Gujarati language
Marathi language ⓘ Rajasthani languages ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Bhils
ⓘ
surface form:
Bhil people
|
| hasDialect |
Bhili languages
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Adiwasi Bhilali language
Bhili proper ⓘ Chodhri language ⓘ Dhanka language ⓘ Naikri language ⓘ Nimadi-influenced Bhili varieties ⓘ Bhili ⓘ
surface form:
Panchmahali Bhili
Patelia language ⓘ Bhili languages self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Pauri Bhil language
Rathwi Bareli language ⓘ Wagdi language ⓘ |
| haveFeature |
lexical influence from Gujarati
ⓘ
lexical influence from Marathi ⓘ lexical influence from Rajasthani ⓘ |
| ISOClassification | some varieties have individual ISO 639-3 codes ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Indo-Aryan languages
ⓘ
Indo-European language family ⓘ
surface form:
Indo-European languages
Indo-Iranian languages ⓘ |
| region |
central India
ⓘ
western India ⓘ |
| sociolinguisticType | tribal languages ⓘ |
| spokenBy |
Bhils
ⓘ
surface form:
Bhil people
|
| spokenIn |
Gujarat
ⓘ
India ⓘ Madhya Pradesh ⓘ Maharashtra ⓘ Rajasthan ⓘ |
| status | regional languages of India ⓘ |
| subclassOf | Western Indo-Aryan languages ⓘ |
| usedBy | tribal communities in western India ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Devanagari script
ⓘ
Gujarati script ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bhili languages Description of subject: The Bhili languages are a group of Indo-Aryan tribal languages spoken primarily by the Bhil people across western and central India, especially in parts of Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, and Maharashtra.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Pauri Bhil language
this entity surface form:
Adiwasi Bhilali language