Chambeali
A language of India
| Population | 130,000 (1991 census). |
| Region | Himachal Pradesh, Chamba District, Chamba Tahsil; Jammu and Kashmir. |
| Alternate names | Cameali, Chamaya, Chambiali, Chambiyali, Chamiyali Pahari, Chamya |
| Dialects | Bansbali, Bansyari, Gadi Chameali. 91% intelligibility with Mandeali [mjl], 87% with Kangri [xnr]. Lexical similarity: 90% with Palampuri Kangri, 86% with Bhattiyali [bht], 84% with Bilaspuri [kfs], 83% with Mandeali, 79% with Gaddi [gbk], 78% with Churahi [cdj]. |
| Classification | Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Northern zone, Western Pahari |
| Language use | All ages. Also use Hindi, Panjabi [pan], or Urdu [urd]. |
| Language development | Radio programs. Bible portions: 1883–1979. |
| Writing system | Devanagari script. Takri (Tankri, Takari) script, no longer in use. |
| Comments | SOV. Agriculturalists: rice, maize, millet, fruit. Hindu. |
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