| 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] |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | bfu |
| Glottolog | gahr1239 |
| ELP | Gahri |
Bunan, also known as Gahri, Ghara, Lahuli of Bunan, Boonan, Punan, Poonan, Erankad, Keylong Boli or Bunan, is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in the Indian stateofHimachal Pradesh. The number of people speaking the language is only approximately 3,800 in India.[1]
According to Ethnologue, Bunan is spoken in the Gahr Valley along the Bhaga River from its confluence with the Chandra River and upstream about 25 km (16 mi). It is spoken in villages such as Biling, Kardang, Kyelang, Guskyar, Yurnad, Gumrang, Barbog, Paspara, Pyukar and Styering.[1]
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