Lohar, Gade

A language of India

ISO 639: gda
Alternate Names: Bagri Lohar, Belani, Bhubaliya Lohar, Chitodi Lohar, Chittoriya Lohar, Dhunkuria, Domba, Dombiali, Gadia Lohar, Gaduliya Lohar, Gara, Kanwar Khati, Lohari, Lohpitta, Panchal Lohar, Rajput Lohar
Population: 500,000 (2016).
Location:: Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh states.
Language Status: 6a* (Vigorous).
Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Intermediate Divisions, Western, Rajasthani, Unclassified
Dialects: No significant dialect differences. May be same as Loarki [lrk] in Pakistan. A member of macrolanguage Rajasthani [raj].
Language Use: Also use English [eng].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 40% (1981 census). Grammar.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Lohar, Gade
Writing: Unwritten [Qaax].
Other Comments: Nomadic blacksmiths. The name ‘Gade Lohar’ refers to people who travel in bullock carts and are blacksmiths. Hindu.

Location: Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh states.