Bhilala
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The Bhilala are located in several states in western central India
, but mainly in the districts of Dhar
, Jhabua
, and West Nimar of Madhya Pradesh
and in Dhulia and Jalgaon in Maharashtra
. Their language, also called Bhilala, is a sub-group of the Bhil
language, which belongs to the Indo-Aryan family
. The Bhilala are considered as nobility among the Bhil, since they are the direct descendants of the Rajput
chiefs who took the daughters of the Bhil chieftains to be their wives.
In Maharashtra
, the Bhilala consist of number of sub-groups, the main ones being the Rathawa, Naira and Mankar.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, but mainly in the districts of Dhar
Dhar
Dhār is located in the Malwa region of western Madhya Pradesh state in central India. It is the administrative headquarters of Dhar District. The town is located west of Mhow, above sea level...
, Jhabua
Jhabua
Jhabua is a town and a municipality in Jhabua district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is the administrative headquarters of Jhabua District.-History:...
, and West Nimar of Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh , often called the Heart of India, is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and Indore is the largest city....
and in Dhulia and Jalgaon in Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
. Their language, also called Bhilala, is a sub-group of the Bhil
Bhil
Bhils are primarily an Adivasi people of Central India. Bhils are also settled in the Tharparkar District of Sindh, Pakistan. They speak the Bhil languages, a subgroup of the Western Zone of the Indo-Aryan languages....
language, which belongs to the Indo-Aryan family
Indo-Aryan languages
The Indo-Aryan languages constitutes a branch of the Indo-Iranian languages, itself a branch of the Indo-European language family...
. The Bhilala are considered as nobility among the Bhil, since they are the direct descendants of the Rajput
Rajput
A Rajput is a member of one of the patrilineal clans of western, central, northern India and in some parts of Pakistan. Rajputs are descendants of one of the major ruling warrior classes in the Indian subcontinent, particularly North India...
chiefs who took the daughters of the Bhil chieftains to be their wives.
In Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
, the Bhilala consist of number of sub-groups, the main ones being the Rathawa, Naira and Mankar.