Gaddi
A language of India
| Population | 110,000 (2007). |
| Region | Himachal Pradesh, Chamba District, Brahmaur Tahsil and Holi sub-tahsils; Uttar Pradesh; Jammu and Kashmir; Madhya Pradesh; Punjab; Delhi. |
| Alternate names | Bharmauri Bhadi, Gaddyali, Gadi, Gadiali, Pahari Bharmauri, Panchi Brahmauri Rajput |
| Dialects | Bharmauri, Macleod Ganj. 93% intelligibility with Mandeali [mjl], 97% with Kangri [xnr], 83% with Chambeali [cdh]. Lexical similarity: 74%–80% with Palamuri Kangri [xnr], 79% with Chambeali, 67%–73% with Mandeali. |
| Classification | Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Northern zone, Western Pahari |
| Language use | Also use Hindi. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L2: 37% for Jammu and Kashmir. Radio programs. |
| Writing system | Devanagari script. Takri (Tankri, Takari) script, no longer in use. |
| Comments | A Scheduled Tribe. Gaddi is generic for all indigenous populations of Bharmaur area of Chamba District. SOV. Nomadic pastoralists. Hindu. |
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