Malvi language
Malvi or Malwi (माळवी भाषा), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken in the Malwa region of India. It is a dialect of Rajasthani language.
| Malvi | |
|---|---|
| माळवी | |
| Native to | India |
| Region | Malwa region (parts of Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan) |
Native speakers | 5.4 million (2011 census) |
| Devanagari | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | mup |
| Glottolog | malv1243 Malvi |
The dialects of Malvi are Ujjaini (Ujjain, Dhar, Indore, Dewas, Shajapur, Sehore districts), Rajawadi (Ratlam, Mandsaur, Neemuch districts), Umathwadi (Rajgarh district), and Sondhwadi (Jhalawar district) and Bhoyari which spoken in (Betul, Chhindwara, Wardha) district of central India. Ujjaini is the most prestige dialect
About 75% of the Malvi population can converse in Hindi, which is the official language of the Madhya Pradesh state, and literacy rate in a second language such as Hindi is about 40%. There are many unpublished materials in this language.
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