Pardhan | |
States: | India |
Date: | 2007 |
Ref: | e25 |
Familycolor: | Dravidian |
Fam2: | South-Central |
Fam3: | GondiāKui |
Fam4: | Gondi languages |
Script: | Devanagari |
Iso3: | pch |
Glotto: | pard1245 |
Glottorefname: | Pardhan |
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]