Chambeali

A language of India

Cameali, Chamĕāḷī, Chamaya, Chambiali, Chambiyali, Chamiyali Pahari, Chamrali, Chamya

User Population

126,000 (2011 census).

Location

Himachal Pradesh state: Chamba district, Chamba sub-district; Jammu and Kashmir state.

Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification

Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Intermediate Divisions, Western, Pahari, Western Pahari

Dialects

Bansbali, Bansyari, Gadi Chameali. 91% intelligibility of Mandeali [mjl], 87% of Kangri [xnr]. Lexical similarity: 90% with Palampuri Kangri [xnr], 86% with Bhattiyali [bht], 84% with Bilaspuri [kfs], 83% with Mandeali [mjl], 79% with Gaddi [gbk], 78% with Churahi [cdj].

Typology

SOV.

Language Use

Used by all. Also use Eastern Punjabi [pan]. Also use English [eng]. Also use Hindi [hin]. Also use Urdu [urd].

Language Development

Radio. NT: 2017.

Language Resources

OLAC resources in and about Chambeali

Writing

Devanagari script [Deva]. Takri (Tankri, Takari) script [Takr], no longer in use.

Other Comments

Hindu.