| Shekhawati | |
|---|---|
| शेखावाटी | |
| Native to | India (Shekhawati region ofRajasthan) |
Native speakers | 3 million (2002)[1] |
| Devanagari | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | swv |
| Glottolog | shek1243 |
Shekhawati is anIndo-Aryan language of north-easternRajasthan,India. It belongs to theRajasthani languages group and is spoken by an estimated three million people in theShekhawatiregion, which comprises theJhunjhunu,Neem-Ka-Thana andSikar districts according to Census 1931 provided by Government of India.[2]
Adescriptive grammar of Shekhawati was published in 2001. The word order of the language is typicallySOV, and the phonology is characterised by the presence ofimplosive consonants and a distincthigh tone.[citation needed]
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