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Pardhan | |
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Pradhan | |
Native to | India |
Region | Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Telangana |
Ethnicity | Pardhan |
Native speakers | 140,000 (2007)[1] |
Dravidian
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Devanagari | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | pch |
Glottolog | pard1245 |
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.[1][2] Glottolog lists it as 'unattested'.[3]