Garhwali Language - Garhwali Dialects

Garhwali Dialects

• • Srinagariya (सिरिनगरिया) - classical Garhwali spoken in erstwhile royal capital, Srinagar, accepted as Standard Garhwali by most scholars.
  • Tihriyali (टीरियाळि)/Gangapariya (गंगपरिया) - spoken in Tehri Garhwal.
  • Jaunsari (जौनसारी) - spoken in Jaunsar-Bhabar area, only limited mutual intelligibility with the other dialects.
  • Badhani (बधाणी)- spoken in Chamoli Garhwal.
  • Dessaulya(दसौल्या)
  • Lohabbya (लोहब्या)
  • Majh-Kumaiya (मांझ-कुमैया)- spoken at the border of Garhwal and Kumaon.
  • Nagpuriya (नागपुर्या)- spoken in Rudraprayag district.
  • Rathi (राठी)- spoken in Rath area of Pauri Garhwal.
  • Salani (सलाणी)- spoken in Talla Salan, Malla Salan and Ganga Salan parganas of Pauri.
  • Ranwalti (रंवाल्टी)- spoken in Ranwain (रंवाँई), the Yamuna valley of Uttarkashi.
  • Bangani (बंगाणी)- spoken in Bangaan (बंगाण) area of Uttarkashi.
  • Parvati - reportedly not mutually intelligible with other dialects.
  • Jaunpuri (जौनपुरी)- spoken in Uttarkashi and Tehri districts.
  • Gangadi (गंगाड़ी) (spoken in Uttarkashi)
  • Chaundkoti (चौंदकोटी- spoken in Pauri.

(Linguistically unrelated but geographically neighboring languages include: the Tibeto-Burman language Marchi/Bhotia - spoken by Marchas, neighbouring Tibet.)