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Bhadarwahi is an Indo-European language of India, spoken by the people of Bhadarwah. Bhadarwah is a tehsil, or district in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. Bhadarwahi is a Pahari language spoken by about 67,000 people in the Bhadarwah town, surrounding villages (Bhadrawahi/Bhadarwahi, Bhalesi, Padari/Padri, and Khashali/Khasali dialects), and by about 110,000 people in Chaurah and Saluni tehsils in Himachal Pradesh. It has many alternate names like Baderwali, Bhadri, Badrohi, Bhidli.

General information
Bhadarwahi is an Indo Aryan Pahari language, or a mountain language of Northern India. Speakers can also be found in Pakistan. The language is considered vulnerable, despite vigorous use by mostly bilingual and multilingual speakers. The literacy rate for Bhadarwahi speakers is around 70%, 84% for males and 53% for females. The culture of the Pahari people of Northern India keep the language alive, and it has been considered more stable in recent years.

Other Names
Baderwali

Badrohi

Bahi

Bhaderbhai Jamu

Bhaderwali Pahari

Bhadrava

Bhadrawahi

Bhadri