Rajasthani languages
Rajasthani languages are a group of Indo-Aryan languages and dialects spoken primarily in the state of Rajasthan and adjacent areas of Haryana, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh in India. There are also speakers in the Pakistani provinces of Punjab and Sindh. Rajasthani is also spoken to a lesser extent in Nepal where it is spoken by 25,394 people according to the 2011 Census of Nepal.
| Rājasthānī | |
|---|---|
| Ethnicity | Rajasthanis |
| Geographic distribution | Rajasthan, Malwa (MP), Punjab, Haryana |
Native speakers | 16 million (2011 census) |
| Linguistic classification | Indo-European
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Early form | |
| ISO 639-2 / 5 | raj |
| ISO 639-3 | raj |
| Glottolog | raja1256 |
The term Rajasthani is also used to refer to a literary language mostly based on Marwari.: 441
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