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Shekhawati

A language of India

ISO 639-3: swv

Population  3,000,000 (L. Gusain 2002).
Region  Rajasthan, Sikar, Jhunjhunun, Churu districts.
Alternate names   Shekhawati-Marwari
Dialects  Jhunjhunu-Churu, Sikar. 78% comprehension of Marwari [rwr], 72% intelligibility of Dhundari [dhd]. Lexical similarity: 74%–77% between dialects; 51%–68% with Marwari, 58%–80% with Merwari [wry], 45%–69% with Godwari [gdx], 57%–66% with Mewari [mtr], 66%–73% with Dhundari, 58%–66% with Harauti [hoj], 57% to 70% with Mewati [wtm], 69%–76% with Bagri [gda], 61%–73% with Haryanvi [bgc], 55% to 69% with Hindi.
Classification  Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Central zone, Rajasthani, Marwari
A member of macrolanguage Marwari [mwr] (India).
Language use  Home, village, market, religion. Also use Hindi.
Comments  Hindu.

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Academic Publications

ABRAHAM, Binny; JOSHUA, Marshall; KOSHY, Binoy; SAMUVEL, Nelson, authors; KELSALL, Juliana, editor. 2012. "Sociolinguistic survey of selected Rajasthani speech varieties of Rajasthan, India, Volume 1: Preliminary overview."  Available online

BENJAMIN, Theodor Gipson; NGWAZAH, Liahey, authors; KELSALL, Juliana, editor. 2012. "Sociolinguistic survey of selected Rajasthani speech varieties of Rajasthan, India, Volume 5: Dhundari and Shekhawati."  Available online