Lohar, Gade
A language of India
| Population | 1,010 (2000). |
| Region | Rajasthan; Gujarat; Madhya Pradesh; Maharashtra; Uttar Pradesh; Delhi; Haryana; Punjab. |
| 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 |
| Dialects | No significant dialect differences. May be same as Loarki [lrk] in Pakistan. |
| Classification | Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Central zone, Rajasthani, Unclassified A member of macrolanguage Rajasthani [raj] (India). |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L2: 40%. |
| Writing system | Devanagari script. |
| Comments | ‘Gade Lohar’ refers to people who travel in bullock carts and are blacksmiths. Nomadic blacksmiths; carpentry; construction; agriculturalists; animal husbandry. Hindu. |
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