Malvi language
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| 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 (माळवी भाषा) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken in the Malwa region of India. It is a dialect of Rajasthani language.
The dialects of Malvi are as follows:
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 There are many unpublished materials in this language.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.
- ^ "pg no 293,296".
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