Loarki language

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Loarki
Gade Lohar
Native to Pakistan, India
Region Sindh, Rajasthan
Native speakers
(520,000 cited 1998–2016) [1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 Either:
lrk   Loarki
gda   Gade Lohar (duplicate code)
Glottolog gade1236

Loharki (as known in Pakistan), or Gade Lohar (as known in India), [2] is a Rajasthani language [1] spoken by 20,000 nomadic people in rural Sindh, Pakistan, and by 500,000 in Rajasthan, India. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Loarki at Ethnologue (26th ed., 2023) Closed Access logo transparent.svg
    Gade Lohar (duplicate code) at Ethnologue (26th ed., 2023) Closed Access logo transparent.svg
  2. Hammarström (2015) Ethnologue 16/17/18th editions: a comprehensive review: online appendices