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A Grammar of Gaddi
The first comprehensive descriptive grammar of the understudied Indo-Aryan Pahari language, Gaddi.
A Grammar of Gaddi is the first long-form descriptive grammar of the Pahari Indo-Aryan language, Gaddi (also called Bharmauri), spoken by the Gaddi people, a traditionally pastoral community in India. The volume presents a meticulous linguistic analysis of Gaddi, showcasing its phonemic inventory, phonotactics, syllable structure, and its phonological and morpho-phonological processes.
150 pages | 6.14 x 9.21 | © 2026
Grammars of World and Minority Languages
Language and Linguistics: Language Studies, Syntax and Semantics
Table of Contents
List of figures
List of tables
List of abbreviations
Foreword
Acknowledgements
1 The Gaddis and their language
2 Phonetics and phonology
3 Major word classes
4 Morphosyntax
5 Clause types
Appendix I: Phonemic inventory of Gaddi
Appendix II: Basic word list of Gaddi
Appendix III: Numerals in Gaddi
References
Index