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Chambeali
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Also known as Chambeali language

Chambeali (Takri: ) is an Indo-Aryan language of the Western Pahari group spoken in the Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh.

Key facts

Language.name
Chambeali
Language.nativename
चम्बयाली cambayālī
Language.familycolor
Indo-European
Language.speakers
126,000
Language.date
2011
Language.ref
e24
Language.iso3
cdh
Language.glotto
cham1307
Language.glottorefname
Chambeali
Language.fam2
Indo-Iranian
Language.fam3
Indo-Aryan
Language.fam4
Northern
Language.fam5
Western Pahari
Language.dia3
Gadi Chameali
Language.dia2
Bansbari
Language.region
Himachal Pradesh
Language.dia1
Bansyari
Language.states
Chamba

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
modern language
Subclass of
Western Pahari
Country
India
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indigenous to
Jammu and Kashmir
entry in abbreviations table
cam.
native label
चम्बयाली
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Encyclopedic overview

11 sections
Contents
  • Phonology
  • Vowels
  • Consonants
  • Classification
  • Geographic distribution
  • Official status
  • Dialects
  • Writing system
  • Vocabulary
  • Name of months
  • References

Chambeali (Takri: ) is an Indo-Aryan language of the Western Pahari group spoken in the Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh.

== Phonology == === Vowels === {| class="wikitable" style=text-align:center !rowspan=2| !colspan=2| Front ! rowspan=2 | Central ! colspan="2" | Back |- class=small |- class=small ! short ! long ! short ! long |- ! Close |, | , | |, | |- ! Close-mid | | | rowspan="2" | | | |- ! Open-mid | | | | |- ! Open | colspan=2| | | colspan=2| |}

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