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Merwari

A language of India

ISO 639-3: wry

Population  3,900,000 (2001 census).
Region  Rajasthan, Ajmer, Nagaur districts.
Alternate names   Ajmeri
Dialects  82%–97% intelligibility with Marwari. Lexical similarity: 60%–73% between varieties of Merwari in Ajmer and Nagaur districts; 49%–74% with Marwari [rwr], 58%–80% with Shekhawati [swv], 44%–70% with Godwari [gdx], 54% to 72% with Mewari [mtr], 62%–70% with Dhundari [dhd], 57%–67% with Harauti [hoj].
Classification  Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Central zone, Rajasthani, Marwari
A member of macrolanguage Marwari [mwr] (India).
Language use  Vigorous. Home, village, market, religion. All ages. Positive attitude. Also use Hindi.

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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

CHACKO, Sajayan; NGWAZAH, Liahey, authors; KELSALL, Juliana, editor. 2012. "Sociolinguistic survey of selected Rajasthani speech varieties of Rajasthan, India, Volume 6: Marwari, Merwari, and Godwari."  Available online