Garhwali language
Garhwali (गढ़वळि, IPA: [gɜɽʱʋɜɭiˑ], in native pronunciation) is an Indo-Aryan language of the Central Pahari subgroup. It is primarily spoken by over 2.5 million Garhwali people in the Garhwal region of the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand in the Indian Himalayas.
| Garhwali | |
|---|---|
| गढ़वळि | |
'Garhwali' as spelled in Devanagari. | |
| Native to | India |
| Region | Garhwal, Uttarakhand |
| Ethnicity | Garhwali |
Native speakers | 2.5 million (2011 census) |
Indo-European
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Writing system | Devanagari |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | gbm |
| Glottolog | garh1243 |
| ELP | Garhwali |
Garhwali has a number of regional dialects. It is not an endangered language (Ethnologue lists it as "vigorous"), it is nonetheless designated as "vulnerable" in UNESCO's Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger, which indicates that the language requires consistent conservation efforts.
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