Bhatri

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A language of India

ISO 639-3
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Alternate Names
Basturia, Bhatra, Bhattra, Bhattri, Bhottada, Bhottara
Population

217,000 (2001 census).

Location

Chhattisgarh, Bastar district, Jagdalpur tahsil; Maharashtra; Odisha, Koraput district, Kotpad tahsil.

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Language Status

3 (Wider communication).

Classification
Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Eastern zone, Oriya
Dialects

Dialects understand each other 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 in Madhya Pradesh use Hindi [hin]. Some in Odisha use Oriya [ory]. Also use Halbi [hlb]. Used as L2 by Duruwa [pci], Halbi [hlb].

Language Development
Literacy rate in L2: 38% in Chhattisgarh (2001 census). Bible portions.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Bhatri
Writing

Devanagari script [Deva].

Other Comments

A Scheduled Tribe. Hindu, traditional religion.