Malvi language
Malvi, or Malwi, is an Indo-Aryan language spoken in the Malwa region of India. It is closely related to Nimadi, which is spoken in the Nimar region of Madhya Pradesh.
| Malvi | |
|---|---|
| Native to | India |
| Region | Malwa region (parts of Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan) |
Native speakers | 5.4 million (2011 census)[1] |
Indo-European
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | mup |
| Glottolog | malv1243 Malvi[2] |
The dialects of Malvi are Ujjaini (Ujjain, Dhar, Indore, Dewas, Shajapur, Sehore districts), Rajawadi (Ratlam, Mandsaur, Neemuch districts), Umathwadi (Rajgarh district), and Sondhwadi (Jhalawar district). Ujjaini is the prestige dialect, and the language as a whole sometimes goes by that name.
About 75% of the Malvi population can converse in Hindi, which is the official language of the Madhya Pradesh state, and literacy rate in a second language such as Hindi is about 40%. There are many unpublished materials in this language.
See also
References
- "Statement 1: Abstract of speakers' strength of languages and mother tongues - 2011". www.censusindia.gov.in. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
- Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Malvi". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
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