Khandeshi language
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| Khandeshi | |
|---|---|
| Ahirani, Qhandeshi | |
| खान्देशी, अहिराणी | |
| Native to | Maharashtra, India |
| Region | Khandesh |
| Ethnicity | Khandeshi |
Native speakers | 1.86 million (2011 census)[1] |
| Dialects |
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| Devanagari[3] | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Either:khn – Khandeshiahr – Ahirani (dialect) |
| Glottolog | khan1272 Khandesiahir1243 Ahirani (deprecated) |
 Distribution of Khandeshi speakers (2011) | |
Khandeshi, also spelt Qhandeshi[4] is an Indo-Aryan language spoken in the Khandesh region of north-west Maharashtra, and also in Gujarat.[5] It consists of Khandeshi proper, and the Dangri and Ahirani dialects.[6] Kunbi and Rangari are dialects. The Ahirani dialect of this language is mostly spoken. Devanagari script is used to write Khandeshi language.[7] The words "Ahirani" and "Khandeshi" are sometimes used interchangeably: Ahirani as the caste-based name (after Ahirs), and Khandesh as the region-based name. The Census of 1911, 1921 and 1931 counted the Ahirani speaking people as Gujaratis[8] but in later decades they have been recognized as a different language.
Phonology
[edit]Consonants
[edit]| Labial | Alveolar | Retroflex | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | voiced | m | n | (ɳ) | ŋ | ||
| breathy | mʱ | ||||||
| Stop/ Affricate |
voiceless | p | t | ʈ | tʃ | k | |
| aspirated | pʰ | tʰ | ʈʰ | kʰ | |||
| voiced | b | d | ɖ | dʒ | g | ||
| breathy | bʱ | dʱ | ɖʱ | dʒʱ | gʱ | ||
| Fricative | s | ʃ | ɦ | ||||
| Approximant | voiced | ʋ | l | j | |||
| breathy | ʋʱ | ||||||
| Rhotic | voiced | r | |||||
| breathy | rʱ | ||||||
- /n/ appears as a retroflex [ɳ] when before retroflex stops.
Vowels
[edit]| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High | i | u | |
| Mid | e | o | |
| Low-mid | ɐ | ||
| Low | a |
All vowels can be short or long.[9]
References
[edit]- ↑ "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 2018-07-07.
- ↑ Ernst Kausen, 2006. Die Klassifikation der indogermanischen Sprachen (Microsoft Word, 133 KB)
- ↑ "Khandeshi alphabet, pronunciation and language". omniglot.com. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
- ↑ "Qhandeshi". Encyclopaedia Britannica. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
- ↑ "Khandeshi alphabet, pronunciation and language". omniglot.com. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
- ↑ Robert Vane Russell (1916). pt. II. Descriptive articles on the principal castes and tribes of the Central Provinces. Macmillan and Company, limited. pp. 19–.
- ↑ "Khandeshi alphabet, pronunciation and language". omniglot.com. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
- ↑ P. 12535 Parliamentary Debates, House of the People: Official Report By Indian Parliament, Lok Sabha
- ↑ Chitnis, Vijaya Shridhar (1964). The Khandeshi dialect (as spoken by farmers in the village of Mohadi in the Dhulia Taluka). Poona: Deccan College.
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