Pardhan

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A language of India

ISO 639-3

pch

Alternate Names

Pradhan, Pradhani

User Population

135,000 (2007). All Gondi speakers: 2,910,000 (2011 census). Ethnic population: 347,000.

Location

Andhra Pradesh state; Chhattisgarh state: Bilaspur, Raipur, and Surguja districts; Madhya Pradesh state: Balaghat, Betul, Chhindwara, Hoshangabad, Jabalpur, Mandla, and Seoni districts; Maharashtra state: Bhandara, Garhchiroli, Nagpur, Wardha, and Yavatmal districts; Telangana state: possibly in Adilbad district.

Language Maps

India, Map 6

Language Status

6b* (Threatened).

Classification

Dravidian, South-Central, Gondi-Kui, Gondi

Language Use

Also use English [eng]. Also use Hindi [hin], in Madhya Pradesh. Also use Marathi [mar], in Maharashtra.

Language Resources

OLAC resources in and about Pardhan

Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].