Gaddi

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A language of India

ISO 639-3
gbk
Alternate Names
Bharmauri Bhadi, Gaddyali, Gadi, Gadiali, Pahari Bharmauri, Panchi Brahmauri Rajput
Autonym
गदी‎ (Gadi)
User Population

181,000 (2011 census).

Location

Himachal Pradesh state: Chamba district, Brahmaur sub-district; Jammu and Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, and Uttar Pradesh states; Delhi.

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Language Status

5* (Developing).

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

Bharmauri, Macleod Ganj. 93% intelligibility of Mandeali [mjl], 97% of Kangri [xnr], 83% of Chambeali [cdh]. Lexical similarity: 74%–80% with Palamuri Kangri [xnr], 79% with Chambeali [cdh], 67%–73% with Mandeali [mjl].

Typology

SOV.

Language Use

Also use English [eng]. Also use Hindi [hin], in shops, cities, and as language of instruction in schools.

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: 37% for Jammu and Kashmir (2001 census). Radio. NT: 2017.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Gaddi
Writing

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

Other Comments

Gaddi is generic for all indigenous populations of Bharmaur area of Chamba District. Hindu.