| Malvi | |
|---|---|
| माळवी | |
| Native to | India |
| Region | Malwa region (parts ofMadhya Pradesh andRajasthan) |
Native speakers | 5.4 million (2011 census)[1] |
| Devanagari | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | mup |
| Glottolog | malv1243 Malvi |
Malvi orMalwi orAhiri[2] (माळवी भाषा) is anIndo-Aryan language native to Ahirs, spoken in theMalwa region of India, in parts ofRajasthan andMadhya Pradesh.
In India, Malvi is written in theDevanagari script, anabugida which is written from left to right. Earlier, theMahajani script, or Modiya, was used to write Rajasthani. The script is also called as Maru Gurjari in a few records.[3][4]
The dialects of Malvi are as follows:
Ujjani is prestigious form of Malvi language.
| Standard Rajasthani (Marwari) | Ujjani | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| अठै (atthai) | यां (yaan) | Here |
| वठै/उठै (vatthai/utthai) | वां (vaan) | There |
| कोनी (koni) | नी(nee) | No |
| आवैलो/आवैली (availo/availi) | आवेगो/आवेगी (avego/avegi) | Will come |
Rajwadi dialect of Malvi is influenced byMewari andMarwari
| Standard Rajasthani (Marwari) | Rajwadi | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| अठै (atthai) | अटे(atte) | Here |
| वठै/उठै (vatthai/utthai) | वटे (vatte) | There |
| कोनी (koni) | कोनी(koni) | No |
| आवैलो/आवैली (availo/availi) | आवेगा/आवेगा (avega/avega) neutral in this condition | Will come |
Umathwadi is Malvi with some features ofHadauti
About 75% of the Malvi population can converse inHindi, 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 There are many unpublished materials in this language.
Which is spoken by Rajputs of Malwa and it sounds similar to Rajwadi Dialect
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