Thanjavur Marathi dialect

Thanjavur Marathi
Thanjavur Marathi
Native to	India
Region	Tamil Nadu
Native speakers	(undated figure of 100,000)
Language family	Indo-European Indo-Iranian Indo-Aryan Southern Zone Marathi Thanjavur Marathi; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	–

Thanjavur Marathi (Marathi: तंजावूर मराठी), also spelled as Tanjore Marathi, is a dialect of Marathi spoken by Thanjavur Maharashtrians who migrated south, along with Shivaji's half brother Venkoji, to the areas surrounding the city of Thanjavur in Tamil Nadu, India back in the 17th century.

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