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{{Short description|Indo-Aryan language spoken in India}}
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| name = Gaddi 𑚌𑚛𑚯
| lc1 = gbk
| name = Gaddi
| nativename = 𑚌𑚛𑚯, गदी Gaddi<br />𑚌𑚛𑚊𑚯, गदकी Gaddki<br /> 𑚌𑚛𑚮𑚣𑚭𑚥𑚯, गदियाली Gaddiyali<br /> 𑚡𑚤𑚢𑚵𑚪𑚯, भरमौड़ी Bharmauri
| nativename = 𑚌𑚛𑚊𑚯 Gaddki
| altname = 𑚌𑚛𑚮𑚣𑚭𑚥𑚯 Gaddiyali, 𑚡𑚤𑚢𑚵𑚪𑚯 Bharmauri
| states = Himachal Pradesh
| states = Himachal Pradesh
| ethnicity = [[Gaddi]]
| ethnicity = [[Gaddis]]
| region = [[Bharmaur]]
| region = [[Bharmaur]]
| speakers = 181069; Speaker count conflate with [[Hindi]], [[Western Pahari|Pahari]] and [[Chambeali]]
| speakers = {{sigfig|181069|3}}
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| date = 2011
| ref = e25
| familycolor = Indo-European
| familycolor = Indo-European
| fam3 = [[Indo-Aryan languages|Indo-Aryan]]
| fam3 = [[Indo-Aryan languages|Indo-Aryan]]
| fam2 = [[Indo-Iranian languages|Indo-Iranian]]
| fam2 = [[Indo-Iranian languages|Indo-Iranian]]
| fam4 = [[North-Western Indo-Aryan languages|North-Western]]
| fam4 = [[Northern Indo-Aryan languages|Northern]]
| fam5 = [[Western Pahari]]
| fam5 = [[Western Pahari]]
| iso3 = gbk
| glotto = gadd1242
| glotto = gadd1242
| glottoname = Gaddi
| glottorefname = Gaddi
| image = gaddki.png
| image = Gaddi.png
| imagecaption = Gaddi, Gaddki, Gaddiyali and Bharmauri written in Takri Script
| imagecaption = The word "Gaddi" written in Takri script
| script = [[Takri]]
| script = [[Takri]], [[Devanagari]]
}}
}}


Gaddi (Also called Gaddki, Gaddiyali or Bharmauri; [[Takri script|Takri]]: {{Lang|gbk|𑚌𑚛𑚯, 𑚌𑚛𑚊𑚯, 𑚌𑚛𑚮𑚣𑚭𑚥𑚯, 𑚡𑚤𑚢𑚵𑚪𑚯}}) is a language of [[Gaddi]] people, who primarily populate the [[Bharmour]] Tehsil of [[Chamba district|Chamba]] district in [[Himachal Pradesh]].
'''Gaddi''' (also called '''Gaddki''', '''Gaddiyali''' or '''Bharmauri'''; [[Takri script|Takri]]: {{Lang|gbk|𑚌𑚛𑚯, 𑚌𑚛𑚊𑚯, 𑚌𑚛𑚮𑚣𑚭𑚥𑚯, 𑚡𑚤𑚢𑚵𑚪𑚯}}) is an [[Indo-Aryan language]] of India. It is spoken by the [[Gaddi people]] primarily residing in [[Bharmour|the Bharmour]] region of [[Chamba district]] and the upper reaches of [[Kangra district]] in [[Himachal Pradesh]].<!--note: extent mentioned in Kaul 2006 is bigger than that--> It is also spoken in neighbouring parts of [[Jammu region|Jammu]], with Gaddi villages found in [[Udhampur district|Udhampur]], [[Kathua district|Kathua]] and [[Doda district|Doda]] districts.<ref>{{cite book| last = Kaul| first = Pritam Krishen| year = 2006| title = Pahāṛi and Other Tribal Dialects of Jammu| volume = 1| place = Delhi| publisher = Eastern Book Linkers| isbn = 8178541017 | p = 137}}</ref>{{Contains special characters|Indic}}The language has traditionally been written using the [[Takri script]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Takri for Gaddi|url=https://www.unicode.org/L2/L2009/09111-takri.pdf}}</ref>
[[File:Gaddi_culture.Tarsem_Jaryal._Part_-1.webm|thumb|Interview of Tarsem Jaryal about Gaddi culture in Gaddi language. Part -1]]


== Dialects ==
== Dialects ==
On the variations of language, there are four dialects of the language.<ref>{{Cite book|last=|first=|title=PLSI The languages of Himachal Pradesh|publisher=Orient Blackswan|year=|isbn=|location=|pages=104}}</ref>
There are four dialects of the language:<ref>{{Cite book|title=PLSI The languages of Himachal Pradesh|publisher=Orient Blackswan|pages=104}}</ref>
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*The first one is spoken in the entire [[Bharmour|Bharmaur]], Chhatrari and Bhatyat Tehsils of [[Chamba district|Chamba]] and Gaddi speaking regions of [[Kangra district|Kangra]] district.

*The second one is spoken in consists of Piyuhar, Belaj, Guun, Bakani, the upper part of Mehla and Kaded, etc.
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The first one is spoken in entire [[Bharmour|Bharmaur]], Chhatrari and Bhatyat Tehsils of [[Chamba district|Chamba]] and Gaddi speaking regions of [[Kangra district|Kangra]] district.
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*The third one is spoken in the region of Basu and other adjoining area.

The second one is spoken in consists of Piyuhar, Belaj, Guun, Bakani, the upper part of Mehla and Kaded, etc.
*The fourth one is spoken in Lilh and Paho.
{{wiktionary category 2|Gaddi language}}

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The third one is spoken in the region of Basu and other adjoining area.

The fourth on is spoken in Lilh and Paho.

== Script ==
The native script of the language is [[Takri script|Takri]] script.


== Status ==
== Status ==
The language is commonly called [[Pahari language|Pahari]] or [[Western Pahari|Himachali]]. Some speaker may even call it a dialect of [[Dogri language|Dogri]]. The language has no official status. According to the [[UNESCO|United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO)]], the language is of definitely endangered category, i.e. many Gaddi children are not learning Gaddi as their mother tongue any longer.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Endangered languages|url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2011/apr/15/language-extinct-endangered|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref>
The language is commonly called [[Pahari language|Pahari]] or [[Western Pahari|Himachali]]. Some speakers may even call it a dialect of [[Dogri language|Dogri]]. The language has no official status. According to the [[UNESCO|United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO)]], the language is definitely endangered category, i.e. many Gaddi chilanother adjoining areag Gaddi as their mother tongue any longer.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Endangered languages|url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2011/apr/15/language-extinct-endangered}}</ref>

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The demand for the inclusion of 'Pahari (Himachali)' under the Eight Schedule of the Constitution, which is supposed to represent multiple Pahari languages of Himachal Pradesh, had been made in the year 2010 by the state's Vidhan Sabha.<ref>{{Cite news|last=|first=|date=|title=Pahari Inclusion|work=Zee News|url=https://zeenews.india.com/news/himachal-pradesh/hp-for-inclusion-of-pahari-language-in-eighth-schedule_615857.html|url-status=live|access-date=}}</ref> There has been no positive progress on this matter since then even when small organisations are taking upto themselves to save the language and demanding it.<ref>{{Cite news|last=|first=|date=|title=Pahari Inclusion|work=The Statesman|url=https://www.thestatesman.com/cities/demand-for-pahari-as-language-in-8th-schedule-of-constitution-1479046804.html|url-status=live|access-date=}}</ref> Due to political interest, the language is currently recorded as a dialect of Hindi,<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Indian Language Census|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011Census/Language-2011/Statement-1.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref> even when having a poor mutual intelligibility with it and having a higher mutual intelligibility with other recognised languages like Dogri and other Western [[Western Pahari|Pahari]] languages.




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The demand for the inclusion of 'Pahari (Himachali)' under the Eight Schedule of the Constitution, which is supposed to represent multiple Pahari languages of Himachal Pradesh, had been made in the year 2010 by the state's Vidhan Sabha.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Pahari Inclusion|work=Zee News|url=https://zeenews.india.com/news/himachal-pradesh/hp-for-inclusion-of-pahari-language-in-eighth-schedule_615857.html}}</ref> There has been no positive progress on this matter since then even when small organisations are striving to save the language.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Pahari Inclusion|work=The Statesman|url=https://www.thestatesman.com/cities/demand-for-pahari-as-language-in-8th-schedule-of-constitution-1479046804.html}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
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== Gaddi ==
== External links ==
* [https://www.flingjnu.com/gaddigrammar Gaddi grammar sketches] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129025329/https://www.flingjnu.com/gaddigrammar |date=2023-01-29 }}
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[[Category:Northern Indo-Aryan languages]]
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[[Category:Languages of Himachal Pradesh]]
[[Category:Languages of Jammu and Kashmir]]
[[Category:Languages written in Devanagari]]
[[Category:Languages listed as Hindi dialects in latest census]]

Latest revision as of 09:20, 5 August 2024

Gaddi
𑚌𑚛𑚯, गदी Gaddi
𑚌𑚛𑚊𑚯, गदकी Gaddki
𑚌𑚛𑚮𑚣𑚭𑚥𑚯, गदियाली Gaddiyali
𑚡𑚤𑚢𑚵𑚪𑚯, भरमौड़ी Bharmauri
The word "Gaddi" written in Takri script
Native toHimachal Pradesh
RegionBharmaur
EthnicityGaddis
Native speakers
181,000 (2011)[1]
Takri, Devanagari
Language codes
ISO 639-3gbk
Glottologgadd1242
ELPGaddi

Gaddi (also called Gaddki, Gaddiyali or Bharmauri; Takri: 𑚌𑚛𑚯, 𑚌𑚛𑚊𑚯, 𑚌𑚛𑚮𑚣𑚭𑚥𑚯, 𑚡𑚤𑚢𑚵𑚪𑚯) 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.[2]

This article contains Indic text. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks or boxes, misplaced vowels or missing conjuncts instead of Indic text.

The language has traditionally been written using the Takri script.[3]

Interview of Tarsem Jaryal about Gaddi culture in Gaddi language. Part -1

Dialects

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There are four dialects of the language:[4]

  • The first one is spoken in the entire Bharmaur, Chhatrari and Bhatyat Tehsils of Chamba and Gaddi speaking regions of Kangra district.
  • The second one is spoken in consists of Piyuhar, Belaj, Guun, Bakani, the upper part of Mehla and Kaded, etc.
  • The third one is spoken in the region of Basu and other adjoining area.
  • The fourth one is spoken in Lilh and Paho.
Wiktionary has a category on Gaddi language.

Status

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The language is commonly called Pahari or Himachali. Some speakers may even call it a dialect of Dogri. The language has no official status. According to the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), the language is definitely endangered category, i.e. many Gaddi chilanother adjoining areag Gaddi as their mother tongue any longer.[5]

The demand for the inclusion of 'Pahari (Himachali)' under the Eight Schedule of the Constitution, which is supposed to represent multiple Pahari languages of Himachal Pradesh, had been made in the year 2010 by the state's Vidhan Sabha.[6] There has been no positive progress on this matter since then even when small organisations are striving to save the language.[7]

References

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  1. ^ Gaddi at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  2. ^ Kaul, Pritam Krishen (2006). Pahāṛi and Other Tribal Dialects of Jammu. Vol. 1. Delhi: Eastern Book Linkers. p. 137. ISBN 8178541017.
  3. ^ "Takri for Gaddi" (PDF).
  4. ^ PLSI The languages of Himachal Pradesh. Orient Blackswan. p. 104.
  5. ^ "Endangered languages".
  6. ^ "Pahari Inclusion". Zee News.
  7. ^ "Pahari Inclusion". The Statesman.
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