| Padri | |
|---|---|
| पाडरी | |
| Native to | India |
| Region | Padar |
Native speakers | (10,000 cited 1981)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| Glottolog | pada1256 |
  Padri  Padri | |
| Coordinates: 33°16′N 76°10′E / 33.26°N 76.16°E | |
Padri (पाडरी pāḍrī) is a dialect spoken in the Padar valley in Kishtwar district in the Indian territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It belongs to the Bhadarwahi group of dialects, and is classified as a member of the Western Pahari branch of the Indo-Aryan languages.[2] It is very similar to the Pangwali language of Pangi, Himachal Pradesh.[citation needed]
The Padar valley is about 80 km long, the terrain is rugged and mountainous, and the population is found mainly in scattered hamlets, with the main village being Atholi.[3] The number of speakers, as of the 1981 census, stood at 10,000.[1]
Padri shares a large proportion of its vocabulary with other Western Pahari varieties (like Bhadarwahi, Pangwali and Siraji).[4] There are two genders: masculine and feminine (there is no neuter). Nouns change for case, but not normally for number. However, some nouns do have plurals, which are formed using a variety of strategies:[5]
- koā -> koi 'boys'
- panna -> pannë 'leaves'
- zebbh -> zibb 'tongues'
- koi -> kui 'girls'
- thaṛo -> thenë 'walnuts'
- ^ a b Kaul 2006a, p. 64.
- ^ Kaul 2006a, pp. 63, 85.
- ^ Kaul 2006a, p. 63.
- ^ Kaul 2006a, p. 67.
- ^ Kaul 2006a, pp. 67–69.