Bhadrawahi
A language of India
| Population | 53,000 (2002). |
| Region | Jammu; Kashmir, Doda District, Bhadarwah town and surrounding villages. |
| Alternate names | Baderwali, Badrohi, Bahi, Bhadarwahi, Bhaderbhai Jamu, Bhaderwali Pahari, Bhadrava, Bhadri |
| Dialects | Bhalesi, Padari (Padar). Lexical similarity: 45% with Pangwali [pgg]. |
| Classification | Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Northern zone, Western Pahari |
| Language use | Vigorous in spite of high bilingualism. Home, village and religion domains, but Hindi, Urdu, and Kashmiri also sometimes used in the same domains by the same people. Positive attitude. Also use Hindi, Urdu [urd], or Kashmiri [kas]. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L2: 70% (84% for males, 53% for females). Poetry. Radio programs. |
| Writing system | Arabic script. Devanagari script. |
| Comments | Hindu, Muslim. |
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