Ujjaini Malvi

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Ujjaini Malvi is a regional dialect of the Malvi language spoken primarily in and around the city of Ujjain in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Ujjaini Malvi canonical 3

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Statements (26)

Predicate Object
instanceOf dialect
regional dialect
belongsTo central Indo-Aryan zone
closelyRelatedTo Hindi
Rajasthani languages
linked to: Rajasthani

other Malvi varieties
hasDialectContinuumWith other Malvi dialects
hasFeature distinct local vocabulary
lexical similarity with Hindi and Rajasthani
regional phonological variations
languageFamily Indo-Aryan languages
Indo-European languages
partOf Malvi language
primaryRegion Ujjain district
regionType central India
sociolinguisticRole marker of local identity in Ujjain region
spokenAround rural areas surrounding Ujjain
spokenInCity Ujjain
spokenInCountry India
spokenInRegion Madhya Pradesh
status oral tradition dominant
subdivisionOf Malvi language
usedAlongside Standard Hindi
linked to: Hindi
usedBy local population of Ujjain region
usedFor everyday communication
writingSystem Devanagari script

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Malvi hasDialect Ujjaini Malvi
Malvi people hasDialect Ujjaini Malvi
Malvi language hasAlternativeName Ujjaini Malvi