Nawayathi

E887661

Nawayathi is an Indo-Aryan language variety spoken by the Nawayath Muslim community, primarily along the coastal regions of Karnataka in southwestern India.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Nawayathi canonical 3

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Indo-Aryan language variety
language
associatedWithEthnicGroup Nawayath
associatedWithReligion Islam
closelyRelatedTo Konkani language varieties
communitySelfIdentification Nawayath
continent Asia
country India
culturalRole marker of Nawayath identity
endangermentStatus vulnerable
ethnologueStatus minority language
geographicDistribution Bhatkal region of Karnataka
Uttara Kannada district
hasDialectContinuumWith other coastal Indo-Aryan varieties
hasInfluenceFrom Arabic
Kannada
Konkani
Marathi
linked to: Marathi language

Persian
Urdu
linked to: Urdu language
hasLoanwordsFrom Arabic
Kannada
Konkani
Persian
linked to: Persian language

Urdu
linked to: Urdu language
languageFamily Indo-Aryan languages
languageOf Nawayath cultural heritage
linguisticTypology Indo-European
macroArea South Asia
minorityWithin Dravidian-language-dominant region
primaryLocation southwestern coast of India
region Karavali coast
religiousCommunity Muslim
scriptUsed Arabic script
Perso-Arabic script
spokenBy Nawayath Muslim community
spokenIn Karnataka
coastal Karnataka
southwestern India
status community language
subfamily Indo-Aryan
usedBy Nawayath diaspora communities
usedFor cultural traditions
daily communication
religious life
wordOrder SOV (subject–object–verb)

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Referenced by (3)

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

North Canara languageSpoken Nawayathi
Bhatkal languageSpoken Nawayathi