Malvi language
| Malvi | |
|---|---|
| माळवी | |
| Native to | India |
| Region | Malwa region (parts of Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan) |
Native speakers | 5.4 million (2011 census)[1] |
| Devanagari | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | mup |
| Glottolog | malv1243 Malvi |
Malvi or Malwi[2] (माळवी भाषा) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken primarily in the Malwa region of India, particularly in Madhya Pradesh and parts of Rajasthan. It is a dialect of the Rajasthani language.[3][4][5][6] About 75% of the Malvi population can converse in Hindi, which is the official language of Madhya Pradesh. The literacy rate in Hindi is approximately 40% among Malvi speakers. Many unpublished works of Malvi literature have been created over the years, with limited mainstream recognition.
Writing system
[edit]In India, Malvi is written in the Devanagari script, an abugida which is written from left to right. Earlier, the Mahajani script, or Modiya, was used to write Rajasthani. The script is also called Maru Gurjari in a few records.[7][8]
Dialects
[edit]- Malvi
- Ujjani (Ujjain, Dhar, Indore, Dewas, Shajapur, Sehore, and Agar Malwa districts): Ujjani is a prestige dialect of the Malvi language.
- Rajawadi (Mandsaur, Neemuch, and Ratlam districts): Rajawadi is a dialect of Malvi influenced by Mewari and Marwari.
- Umathwadi (Rajgarh district): Umathwadi is a variety of Malvi with some features of Hadauti.
- Sondhwadi (Jhalawar district, Ujjain, and Agar Malwa): Sondhwadi is spoken in these areas.
- Rangri: Rangri is spoken by the Rajputs of Malwa and is similar in sound to the Rajawadi dialect.
- Bhoyari/Pawari (Betul, Chhindwara, Pandhurna, and Wardha districts): Bhoyari/Pawari is spoken exclusively by the people of the Bhoyar-Pawar caste. Their original home was Malwa before they migrated to the Betul, Chhindwara, Pandhurna, and Wardha regions.[9]
Some sample translations
[edit]| Standard Rajasthani (Marwari) | Ujjani | Rajwadi | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| अठै (atthai) | यां (yaan) | अटे(atte) | Here |
| वठै/उठै (vatthai/utthai) | वां (vaan) | वटे (vatte) | There |
| कोनी (koni) | कोनी(koni) | नी(nee) | No |
| आवैलो/आवैली (availo/availi) | आवेगो/आवेगी (avego/avegi) | आवेगा/आवेगा (avega/avega) neutral in this condition | Will come |
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 7 July 2018.
- ↑ Martial races of undivided India. Gyan Publishing House. 2009. ISBN 978-81-7835-775-1.
- ↑ Grierson, George Abraham (1903). The Languages of India: Being a Reprint of the Chapter on Languages. Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing, India. p. 87. Retrieved 28 September 2026.
- ↑ Census of India, 1901. Vol. IV. Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing, India. 1903. p. 333. Retrieved 28 September 2026.
- ↑ "Malvi". Ethnologue. SIL International. Retrieved 28 September 2026.
- ↑ "Malvi". Glottolog 5.3. Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. Retrieved 28 September 2026.
- ↑ "Goaria". Ethnologue. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
- ↑ "Dhatki". Ethnologue. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
- ↑ "pg no 293, 296".
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