Gaddi | Ethnologue

A language of India

ISO 639: gbk
Alternate Names: Bharmauri Bhadi, Gaddyali, Gadi, Gadiali, Pahari Bharmauri, Panchi Brahmauri Rajput
Autonym: गदी‎ (Gadi)
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.
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.

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