Marwari language

language spoken in Rajasthan, India

Marwari is a dialect of Rajasthani language spoken in Rajasthan, India. It is also spoken in Pakistan primarily Sindh. It has 70 million speakers. It is spoken by the Marwari Rajasthani people. In India it is written in the Devanagari script while in Pakistan it is written in Nastalik.

Marwari
मारवाड़ी, મારવ઼ાડ઼ી
Pronunciation[mɑɾvɑɽi]
Native toIndia, Pakistan
RegionMarwar, Cholistan and Tharparkar
EthnicityMarwari
Native speakers
7.8 million, partial count[1]
Gujarati script
Mahajani
Language codes
ISO 639-2mwr
ISO 639-3mwr – inclusive code
Individual codes:
dhd – Dhundari
rwr – Marwari (India)
mve – Marwari (Pakistan)
wry – Merwari
mtr – Mewari
swv – Shekhawati
GlottologNone
raja1256  Rajasthani
Dark green indicates primary Marwari-speaking region, light green indicates additional dialect areas who count themselves as Marwari

References change

  1. "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.
  2. Ernst Kausen, 2006. Die Klassifikation der indogermanischen Sprachen (Microsoft Word, 133 KB)