Haroti
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A language of India
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Hadauti, Hadothi, Hadoti, Hara, Harauti
Autonym
हाड़ौती (Haroti)
Population
2,940,000 (2011 census).
Location
Madhya Pradesh state: Neemuch district, 3 other border areas; Rajasthan state: Baran, Bundi, Jhalawar, and Kota districts.
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Language Status
5* (Developing).
Classification
Dialects
None known. 45% intelligibility with standard Marwari [rwr], 57%–67% with Merwari [wry], 58%–66% with Shekhawati [swv], 44%–67% with Godwari [gdx], 61%–71% with Mewari [mtr], 64%–73% with Dhundari [dhd], 52%–70% with Mewati [wtm], 55%–62% with Bagri [bgq], 63%–77% with Hindi [hin]. A member of macrolanguage Rajasthani [raj].
Typology
SOV.
Language Use
Vigorous. Home, village; market, religion. Positive attitudes. Also use Hindi [hin], with widespread bilingualism. 40% have very good proficiency, with greater proficiency among the educated.
Language Development
Literacy rate in L2: 75% in Kota District (2001 census). Literature. NT: 1822.
Language Resources
Writing
Devanagari script [Deva].
Hindu, Jain, Muslim.