Bunan language

Bunan
गढ़ी ,𑚌𑚗𑚷𑚯, གཌྷཱི༹
Native toIndia
RegionLahaul and Spiti(Himachal Pradesh)
Native speakers
3,800 (2014)
Language codes
ISO 639-3bfu
Glottologgahr1239
ELPGahri

Bunan, also known as Gahri, Ghara, Lahuli of Bunan, Boonan, Punan, Poonan, Erankad or Keylong Boli, is a Tibeto-Burman minority language, largely spoken in the Keylong block of Lahaul and Spiti district, in the northernmost region of Himachal Pradesh, India. The number of people speaking the language is only approximately 4,000 in India. The Tibeto-Burman language family consists of fourteen languages spoken in Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, and Bunan is assigned to the West Himalayish branch.