Marwari

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A language of India

ISO 639-3
rwr
Alternate Names
Marvadi, Marvari, Marwadi, Rajasthani
Population

5,600,000 in India (2007 SIL). Population total all countries: 5,622,600.

Location

Rajasthan, Jodhpur, Jaisalmer, Barmer, Bikaner, Churu, Pali, and Jalore districts; Gujarat; Madhya Pradesh; Punjab; Delhi; Haryana; Uttar Pradesh; thoughout India. Also in Nepal.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification
Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Central zone, Rajasthani, Marwari
Dialects

Barmeri, Bikaneri, Jaisalmeri, Standard Marwari (Jodhpuri). The standard form of Marwari. May or may not be different from Marwari of Pakistan [mve]. 67% intelligibility of Shekhawati [swv], 61% of Godwari [gdx], 54% of Mewari [mtr], 54% of Dhundari [dhd], 45% of Haroti [hoj], and 45% of Mewati [wtm]. 53% intelligibility of Shekawati by Marwari. Lexical similarity: 50%–65% with Hindi [hin], 69%–76% with Merwari [wry], 72%–87% between dialects, 62%–74% with Godwari [gdx], 61%–77% with Shekawati [swv].

Typology

SOV; postpositions; noun head final; content q-word in situ; clause constituents indicated by case-marking; both tense and aspect; 38 consonant and 10 vowel phonemes; nontonal

Language Use

Vigorous. Home, village, market, religion. All ages. Positive attitudes. Educated have very good proficiency in Hindi [hin].

Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 5%–10%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%. Poetry. Newspapers. New media. Radio programs. Grammar. NT: 1820–1821.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Marwari
Writing
Devanagari script.
Other Comments

Hindu, Jain, Muslim.

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