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Gangari dialect

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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°43′44″N 78°26′22″E / 30.7288°N 78.4394°E / 30.7288; 78.4394

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.

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

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

References

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