Bhadarwahi language

{{Short description|Native language of the people of Bhadarwah, Jammu and Kashmir}}

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{{Infobox language

| name = Bhadarwahi

| altname = Bhadrawahi

| nativename = {{lang|bhd|𑚡𑚛𑚶𑚤𑚦𑚭𑚩𑚯}} {{lang|bhd|भद्रवाही}} {{nastaliq|بھدرواہی}}

| states = Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh

| region = Bhadarwah, Doda district

| speakers = {{sigfig|116000|2}}

| date = 2011

| ref = e22

| ethnicity = Bhadarwahis

| familycolor = Indo-European

| fam2 = Indo-Iranian

| fam3 = Indo-Aryan

| fam4 = Northern

| fam5 = Western Pahari

| dia1 = Bhalesi

| dia3 = Bhadrawahi proper

| dia4 = Khasali dialect

| script = Devanagari, Takri, Perso-Arabic script

| iso3 = bhd

| glotto = bhad1241

| glottorefname = Bhadrawahi

| image = bhaderwahi.png

| imagecaption = Bhadarwahi written in Takri, Devanagari and Perso-arabic scripts

}}

Bhadarwahi (Bhadrawahi) is an indigenous language of the Indian subcontinent, belonging to the Western Pahari group. It is spoken by the Bhadarwahi people in the Bhadarwah region of Jammu and Kashmir, India. The language traces its origins to Sanskrit, the ancient and indigenous linguistic heritage of the region, and has evolved naturally within the cultural context of the area.

The name Bhadarwahi can be understood either in a narrow sense as referring to the dialect, locally known as Bhiḍlāi, native to the Bhadarwah valley, or in a broader sense to cover the group of related dialects spoken in the wider region where Bhadarwahi proper is used as a lingua franca. In addition to Bhadarwahi proper, this group also includes Bhalesi, and Khasali (Khashali) dialect.{{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|pages=85–86}}. The classification there includes Rodhari as a separate node, but elsewhere (pp.123–24), it is subsumed under Khasali. The Churahi language is closely related.

{{wiktionary category 2|Bhadrawahi language}}

{{Contains special characters|Indic}}

The name of the language is spelt in the Takri as {{Lang|bhd|𑚡𑚛𑚤𑚦𑚭𑚩𑚯}}. Variants include Bhaderwahi ({{Lang|bhd|𑚡𑚛𑚲𑚤𑚦𑚭𑚩𑚯}}),{{Citation|url=http://www.languageinindia.com/feb2018/hafsabhaderwahiphology1.pdf|title=Phonological System of Bhaderwahi}} Baderwali ({{Lang|bhd|𑚠𑚛𑚲𑚤𑚦𑚭𑚥𑚯}}), Bhadri ({{Lang|bhd|𑚡𑚛𑚤𑚯}}), Badrohi ({{Lang|bhd|𑚠𑚛𑚶𑚤𑚴𑚩𑚯}}), Bhadlayi ({{Lang|bhd|𑚡𑚛𑚥𑚭𑚣𑚯}}), and Bhadlai ({{Lang|bhd|𑚡𑚛𑚥𑚭𑚃}}).