Gangari

Gangari, or Gangadi, (गंगाड़ी gaṅgāṛī), is a dialect of Garhwali[1][2] spoken primarily in the district of Uttarkashi in the state of Uttarakhand, northern India.

This article is about the dialect. For the social group, see Gangari Brahmin.
Gangari/Gangadi
गंगाड़ी
Native toIndia
RegionUttarakhand
Language codes
ISO 639-3–
Glottologgang1264
Gangari is spoken in Uttarakhand, in the north of India
Gangari is spoken in Uttarakhand, in the north of India
Gangari/Gangadi
Approximate location of the Gangadi speaking area in India
Coordinates: 30.7288°N 78.4394°E / 30.7288; 78.4394

There are three genders (masculine, feminine and neuter) and two numbers (singular and plural). The respective endings for nouns are:

  • masculine singular: -o
  • masculine plural: -a
  • feminine singular: -e
  • feminine plural: -ae
  • neuter singular: -a
  • neuter plural: -a:

References
  1. "Gangari dialect of Garhwali". endangeredlanguages.com.
  2. "Garhwali: Gangari language". globalrecordings.net.
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