Native speakers 67,000 (2001) | ||
Native to Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh Region Bhadarwah, Chamba district Language family Indo-European
Indo-Iranian
Indo-Aryan
North-Western
Western Pahari (Dogri–Kangri)
Mandeali
Bhadarwahi Dialects Bhalesvi (Bhalesi)
Padari
Churahi
Bhadrawahi
Khashali ISO 639-3 Either:
bhd – Bhadrawahi
cdj – Churahi | ||
Bhadarwahi is a native language of the people of Bhadarwah, a tehsil in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. Bhaderwahi is a Pahari language spoken by about 50,000 people in Bhaderwah town and surrounding villages (Bhadrawahi/Bhadarwahi, Bhalesi, Padari/Padri, and Khashali/Khasali dialects), and by about 110,000 people in Chaurah and Saluni tehsils in Himachal Pradesh. It has many alternate names like Baderwali, Bhadri, Badrohi, Bhidli.
Classification
Bhadarwahi is an Indo-Aryan language of Pahari group. According to Dr. G. A. Fierson the word Pahari applies to the groups of languages spoken in the sub-himalayan hills extending from Bhaderwah to the eastern parts of the Nepal. The Bhaderwah group includes three dialects, viz Bhaderwahi, Bhalesvi and Padri, which form a dialect chain with Churahi.