Garhwali

/ɡɑːrˈwɑːli/ noun

Definition

A person from Garhwal, a region in the Himalayas; also refers to the Garhwali language spoken in that region.

Etymology

From Garhwal, a region in Uttarakhand, India, derived from Sanskrit 'Giri-mandal' (mountain region), plus -i (suffix indicating language or people from a place).

Kelly Says

The Garhwali language, spoken by about 2 million people in the Indian Himalayas, uses a script related to Devanagari and preserves ancient Sanskrit roots that have vanished from Hindi.

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