What is Mandeali language?
'''Mandeali''' ([[Takri script|Takri]]: {{Lang|mjl|𑚢𑚘𑚶𑚖𑚮𑚣𑚭𑚥𑚯}}) is a dialect of Panjabi. Most speakers are in the Mandi region of Panjab. The people of the Mandi Valley and particularly in the major city of [[Mandi, Himachal Pradesh|Mandi]] speak the language. Other spellings for the name are Mandiyali and Mandiali. UNESCO says it is a [[List of endangered languages in India|highly endangered language]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.unesco.org/culture/languages-atlas/en/atlasmap/language-id-1559.html |title=UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in danger |publisher=Unesco.org |access-date=25 August 2012}}</ref> Speakers of the dialect have decreased by 21% from 1961 to 2001. In 2011, there were between 600,000 and 650,000 speakers. ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Himachal Pradesh]] [[Category:Languages of India]]