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Pardhan

A language of India

ISO 639-3pch

Population  135,000 (2007). Ethnic population: 347,000.
Region  Madhya Pradesh, Seoni, Mandla, Chhindawara, Hoshangabad, Betul, Balaghat, Jabalpur districts; Chhattisgarh, Raipur, Bilaspur, Surguja districts; Maharashtra, Bhandara, Garhchiroli, Nagpur, Wardha, Yavatmal districts; Andhra Pradesh, Adilbad District.
Alternate names   Pradhan, Pradhani
Classification  Dravidian, South-Central, Gondi-Kui, Gondi
Language use  Most in Madhya Pradesh also use Hindi; in Maharashtra also use Marathi [mar].
Comments  Singh (1994) says Gondi is their L1. Agriculturalists. Hindu.

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Academic Publications

GEORGE, Symon; MATHAI, Eldose K.; THANGMUALIAN, Valte, authors. 2008. "A sociolinguistic survey among the Pardhan community of central India."  Available online