| Bunan | |
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| गढ़ी ,𑚌𑚗𑚷𑚯, གཌྷཱི༹ | |
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| Native to | India |
| Region | Lahaul and Spiti(Himachal Pradesh) |
Native speakers | 3,800 (2014) [1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | bfu |
| Glottolog | gahr1239 |
| ELP | Gahri |
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