Malwi (locally spoken)

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Malwi is an Indo-Aryan dialect of the Malwa region in central India, closely related to Hindi and used in everyday local communication.

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Malwi (locally spoken) canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indo-Aryan language
dialect
closelyRelatedTo Hindi
Rajasthani
hasDialect Indori Malwi
Rajawari Malwi
linked to: Rajawari Malvi

Sondhwari
Ujjaini Malwi
linked to: Ujjain
hasFeature distinct accent from Standard Hindi
distinct local vocabulary
lexical similarity with Hindi
phonological similarity with Hindi
influencedBy Standard Hindi
linked to: Hindi

neighboring Rajasthani dialects
ISO639Status often grouped under Hindi in official classifications
languageFamily Indo-Aryan
partOf Indo-European languages
Indo-Iranian languages
region Malwa
spokenIn Madhya Pradesh
Malwa region
Rajasthan
central India
status primarily spoken language
rarely used as formal written language
subclassOf Central Indo-Aryan languages
Rajasthani–Hindi dialect continuum
usedBy rural population of Malwa
urban population of Malwa
usedFor everyday communication
usedIn folk songs of Malwa
local theatre in Malwa
oral storytelling traditions of Malwa
writingSystem Devanagari script

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Dewas hasLanguage Malwi (locally spoken)