Mandeali
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Mandeali (Takri: ) is a Western Pahari language, spoken in northern India, predominantly in the Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh by the people of the Mandi Valley and particularly in the major city of Mandi. Other spellings for the name are Mandiyali and Mandiali. UNESCO reports it is one of the highly endangered languages of India. Speakers of the dialect have decreased by 21% from 1961 to 2001.
Key facts
- Language.name
- Mandeali
- Language.altname
- maṇḍiyālī
- Language.nativename
- 𑚢𑚘𑚶𑚖𑚮𑚣𑚭𑚥𑚯, मण्डियाली
- Language.states
- India
- Language.region
- Himachal Pradesh
- Language.ethnicity
- Mandyali People
- Language.speakers
- 623,000
- Language.date
- 2011 Census
- Language.ref
- e24
- Language.familycolor
- Indo-European
- Language.fam2
- Indo-Iranian
- Language.fam3
- Indo-Aryan
- Language.fam4
- Northern
- Language.fam5
- Western Pahari
- Language.script
- DevanagariMandiali Takri
- Language.lc1
- mjl
- Language.ld1
- Mandeali
- Language.glotto
- mand1409
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Encyclopedic overview
20 sectionsContents
- Dialects
- Phonology
- Consonants
- Vowels
- Grammar
- Nouns
- Adjectives
- Postpositions
- Pronouns
- Noun Cases
- Locatives
- Others
- Numerals
- Script
- Vocabulary
- Samples
- Names of months
- Names of days
- Status
- References
Mandeali (Takri: ) is a Western Pahari language, spoken in northern India, predominantly in the Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh by the people of the Mandi Valley and particularly in the major city of Mandi. Other spellings for the name are Mandiyali and Mandiali. UNESCO reports it is one of the highly endangered languages of India. Speakers of the dialect have decreased by 21% from 1961 to 2001.
The language is distantly related to Kullui. The Chambealic varieties are often considered separate languages, but at least some are 90–95% intelligible with Mandeali proper. Its sub-dialect are different than Mandeali.
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