| Sadhukkari | |
| Familycolor: | Indo-European |
| Nativename: | सधुक्कड़ी |
| Fam1: | Indo-European |
| Fam2: | Indo-Iranian |
| Fam3: | Indo-Aryan |
| Also Known As: | Panchmel Khichri |
| Speakers: | no native-speakers (literary language) |
| Region: | North India |
| Era: | Mediaeval period |
| Posteriori: | Hindustani, Haryanvi, Braj Bhasha, Awadhi, Bhojpuri, Marwari, and Punjabi |
Sadhukkari (Devanagari: सधुक्कड़ी) was a vernacular dialect of the Hindi Belt of medieval North India, and a mix of Hindustani, Haryanvi, Braj Bhasha, Awadhi, Marwari, Bhojpuri and Punjabi, hence it is also commonly called a Panchmel Khichri.[1] [2] Since it is simpler, it is used in adult literacy books or early literacy books.[3] [4] [5]
It is common variant of Hindi and finds place in the oral tradition and the writings of medieval poets and saints in Hindi Literature like Kabir and Guru Nanak.[6] Other poets like Mirabai, Baba Farid, and Shah Latif used it in addition to local variations of Rajasthani, Punjabi and Sindhi languages.[2]
The term "Sadhukkari" was coined by Ramchandra Shukla (1884-1941), and not all scholars agree with the use of this term, or the identity of the languages which it covers.[7]