Garhwali

Facts

  • Language: Garhwali
  • Alternate names: Gadhavali, Gadhawala, Gadwahi, Gashwali, Godauli, Gorwali, Gurvali, Pahari Garhwali, Girwali, Garhwal, Bhōṭiā of Garhwal
  • Language code: gbm
  • Language family: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Northern zone, Garhwali (SIL classification)
  • Number of speakers: 2,920,000
  • Vulnerability: Vulnerable
  • Script: Devanagari script.

More information:

    Jaunpuri and Ravai dialects are culturally similar to Jaunsari and distinct from Garhwali. Castes are Brahmin, Rajput, Harijan. Hindu, traditional religion.

    Garhwali is spoken in India, South Asia.