Gaddi language

Gaddi
๐‘šŒ๐‘š›๐‘šฏ, เค—เคฆเฅ€ Gaddi
๐‘šŒ๐‘š›๐‘šŠ๐‘šฏ, เค—เคฆเค•เฅ€ Gaddki
๐‘šŒ๐‘š›๐‘šฎ๐‘šฃ๐‘šญ๐‘šฅ๐‘šฏ, เค—เคฆเคฟเคฏเคพเคฒเฅ€ Gaddiyali
๐‘šก๐‘šค๐‘šข๐‘šต๐‘šช๐‘šฏ, เคญเคฐเคฎเฅŒเคกเคผเฅ€ Bharmauri
The word "Gaddi" written in Takri script
Native toHimachal Pradesh
RegionBharmaur
EthnicityGaddis
Native speakers
181,000 (2011)
Takri, Devanagari
Language codes
ISO 639-3gbk
Glottologgadd1242
ELPGaddi

Gaddi (also called Gaddki, Gaddiyali or Bharmauri; Takri: ๐‘šŒ๐‘š›๐‘šฏ, ๐‘šŒ๐‘š›๐‘šŠ๐‘šฏ, ๐‘šŒ๐‘š›๐‘šฎ๐‘šฃ๐‘šญ๐‘šฅ๐‘šฏ, ๐‘šก๐‘šค๐‘šข๐‘šต๐‘šช๐‘šฏ) is an Indo-Aryan language of India. It is spoken by the Gaddi people primarily residing in the Bharmour region of Chamba district and the upper reaches of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh. It is also spoken in neighbouring parts of Jammu, with Gaddi villages found in Udhampur, Kathua and Doda districts.

The language has traditionally been written using the Takri script.