Karkhandari Urdu

Karkhandari
Old Delhi Urdu dialect
Native toIndia
RegionDelhi
EthnicityDelhiite
Native speakers
50,000 (1961)
Perso-Arabic script (Urdu alphabet)
Language codes
ISO 639-3

Karkhandāri Urdu is a dialect of Urdu historically spoken in Old Delhi (Shahjahanabad, Delhi-6). It is considered a traditional form of Delhi Urdu, though today it is rarely spoken and survives only among a few remaining speakers.