Bhateali
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Bhateali, or Bhattiyali, is a Western Pahari language of Himachal Pradesh in northern India. It Is spoken majorily in the Bhattiyat division of Chamba, Dalhousie as well as Nurpur division of Kangra and hilly parts of Pathankot, Punjab. The 2011 Indian Census counted 23,970 speakers,[1] of which 15,107 were found in Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh.[2]
Bhateali has sometimes been counted as a dialect of either Himachali/Dogri[3][4] or Punjabi.[5] It is listed under Punjabi in the 2011 Census - India.[6]
It was historically written using the Takri script.
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