Pardhan language

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Pardhan
Native toIndia
Native speakers
140,000 (2007)e25
Dravidian
Devanagari
Language codes
ISO 639-3pch
Glottologpard1245

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][2]

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