Bhatri | Ethnologue

A language of India

ISO 639: bgw
Alternate Names: Basturia, Bhatra, Bhattra, Bhattri, Bhottada, Bhottara, Deshia, aisi jaisi got
Autonym: भतरी‎ (Bhatri)
Population: 334,000 (2011 census).
Location:: Chhattisgarh state: Bastar district, Jagdalpur sub-district; Maharashtra state; Odisha state: Koraput district, Kotpad sub-district.
Language Status: 3 (Wider communication).
Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Outer Languages, Eastern, Oriya
Dialects: Intelligibility between dialects at 88% or more. Reportedly similar to Halbi [hlb]. Lexical similarity: 70%–90% between dialects, 58% with Adivasi Oriya [ort].
Language Use: Vigorous. Home, religion. Positive attitudes. Some also use Hindi [hin], in Madhya Pradesh. Also use Halbi [hlb]. Also use Odia [ory], in Odisha. Used as L2 by Duruwa [pci], Halbi [hlb].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 38% in Chhattisgarh [hne] (2001 census). NT: 2017.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Bhatri
Writing: Devanagari script [Deva].
Other Comments: Hindu, traditional religion.

Location: Chhattisgarh state: Bastar district, Jagdalpur sub-district; Maharashtra state; Odisha state: Koraput district, Kotpad sub-district.