Pardhan (or Pradhan) is a dialect of Gondi spoken by the Pardhan people, a community who are the traditional bards of the Gonds. Its speakers are found in areas where the Gonds live: southeastern Madhya Pradesh, far-eastern Maharashtra and northern Telangana. Approximately 140,000 people speak this dialect.[2][3]
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Native to | India |
Native speakers | 140,000 (2007)[1] |
Language family | Dravidian
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Writing system | Devanagari |
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ISO 639-3 | pch |
Glottolog | pard1245 |
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