Gaddi language
| Gaddi | |
|---|---|
| ๐๐๐ฏ, เคเคฆเฅ Gaddi ๐๐๐๐ฏ, เคเคฆเคเฅ Gaddki ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ฏ, เคเคฆเคฟเคฏเคพเคฒเฅ Gaddiyali ๐ก๐ค๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฏ, เคญเคฐเคฎเฅเคกเคผเฅ Bharmauri | |
The word "Gaddi" written in Takri script | |
| Native to | Himachal Pradesh |
| Region | Bharmaur |
| Ethnicity | Gaddis |
Native speakers | 181,000 (2011) |
| Takri, Devanagari | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | gbk |
| Glottolog | gadd1242 |
| ELP | Gaddi |
Gaddi (also called Gaddki, Gaddiyali or Bharmauri; Takri: ๐๐๐ฏ, ๐๐๐๐ฏ, ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ฏ, ๐ก๐ค๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฏ) 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.