Dhundari
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A language of India
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Dhundari-Marwari, Dhundhari, Jaipuri, Jhar-sahi boli, Kai kui ki boli, Marwari
Autonym
धुन्धारी (Dhundhari)
Population
1,480,000 (2011 census).
Location
Rajasthan state: Dausa, Jaipur, and Tonk districts; possibly in Ajmer, Bundi, Jhalawar, northern Karauli, Kishangarh, Kota, and Sawai Madhopur districts.
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Language Status
5* (Developing).
Classification
Dialects
54% intelligibility of Marwari [rwr]; 86% of Shekhawati [swv]. Lexical similarity: 75%–89% with dialects; 62%–70% with Merwari [wry], 65%–81% with Shekhawati [swv], 46%–66% with Godwari [gdx], 56%–64% with Mewari [mtr], 64%–73% with Haroti [hoj], 62%–67% with Mewati [wtm], 59% with Hindi [hin]. A member of macrolanguage Marwari [mwr].
Typology
SOV.
Language Use
Vigorous. Home, village, market, religion. Positive attitudes. Also use Hindi [hin], but the educated are more fluent.
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Writing
Devanagari script [Deva].
Hindu, Muslim.