Gaddi language

Gaddi
𑚌𑚛𑚯, गदी Gaddi
𑚌𑚛𑚊𑚯, गदकी Gaddki
𑚌𑚛𑚮𑚣𑚭𑚥𑚯, गदियाली Gaddiyali
𑚡𑚤𑚢𑚵𑚪𑚯, भरमौड़ी Bharmauri
The word "Gaddi" written in Takri script
Native toHimachal Pradesh
RegionBharmaur
EthnicityGaddis
Native speakers
181,000 (2011)[1]
Takri, Devanagari
Language codes
ISO 639-3gbk
Glottologgadd1242
ELPGaddi

Gaddi (also called Gaddki, Gaddiyali or Bharmauri; Takri: 𑚌𑚛𑚯, 𑚌𑚛𑚊𑚯, 𑚌𑚛𑚮𑚣𑚭𑚥𑚯, 𑚡𑚤𑚢𑚵𑚪𑚯) is an Indo-Aryan language of India. It is spoken by the Gaddi people primarily residing in the Bharmour region of Chamba district and the upper reaches of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh. It is also spoken in neighbouring parts of Jammu, with Gaddi villages found in Udhampur, Kathua and Doda districts.[2]

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The language has traditionally been written using the Takri script.[3]

Interview of Tarsem Jaryal about Gaddi culture in Gaddi language. Part -1
  1. ^ Gaddi at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  2. ^ Kaul, Pritam Krishen (2006). Pahāṛi and Other Tribal Dialects of Jammu. Vol. 1. Delhi: Eastern Book Linkers. p. 137. ISBN 8178541017.
  3. ^ "Takri for Gaddi" (PDF).