Mandeali language

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Mandeali language is an Indo-Aryan language spoken primarily in the Mandi region of Himachal Pradesh, India.

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Mandeali language canonical 8

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indo-Aryan language
natural language
regional language of India
belongsTo Pahari languages
closelyRelatedTo Kangri language
Kullu Pahari language
other Western Pahari varieties
country India
endangeredStatus vulnerable language
hasAlternativeName Mandiali
Mandiyali
hasBasicWordOrder Subject–Object–Verb
hasCulturalRole vehicle of Mandi regional identity
hasDialects various local varieties within Mandi district
hasInfluenceFrom Hindi
Punjabi
linked to: Punjabi language

Sanskrit
hasLexicalSimilarityWith Dogri
Hindi
Kangri
hasMorphologyType fusional language
hasNumeralSystem Indo-Aryan decimal numeral system
hasOfficialStatus no official status at national level in India
hasPhonologicalFeatures tonal contrasts similar to other Western Pahari languages
hasScriptHistory historically also written in Takri script
hasSOVWordOrder true
hasSpeakerCommunity rural communities of Mandi district
isMinorityLanguageIn Himachal Pradesh
ISO639-3Code mjl
languageFamily Indo-Aryan languages
Indo-European languages
Indo-Iranian languages
languageShiftTo Hindi
Standard Punjabi
linked to: Punjabi language
nativeTo Mandi district population
primaryRegion Mandi region of Himachal Pradesh
linked to: Mandi district
recognizedAs regional language in Himachal Pradesh (de facto cultural recognition)
region North India
linked to: northern India

Western Himalayas
linked to: western Himalayas
spokenIn Himachal Pradesh
India
Mandi district
subfamilyOf Western Pahari languages
usedBy Mandeali people
usedIn folk songs of Mandi region
oral storytelling traditions in Mandi
usedInEducation limited informal and primary-level use
usedInMedia local radio programs in Mandi region
writingSystem Devanagari script

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Takri script usedForLanguage Mandeali language
Chambeali language closelyRelatedTo Mandeali language
Kangri language closelyRelatedTo Mandeali language
Bilaspuri language closelyRelatedTo Mandeali language
Greater Pahari linguistic continuum hasPart Mandeali language
Pahari people usesLanguage Mandeali language
Pahari languages hasMember Mandeali language
Pahari (Jammu) relatedTo Mandeali language
subject linked to: Pahari