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| Malvani | |
|---|---|
| मालवणी | |
| Pronunciation | maːlʋaɳiː (standard) maːlʋaniː (popular) |
| Native to | India |
| Region | Malvan, Sindhudurg, Maharashtra, Goa |
Native speakers | (undated figure of 870,000[citation needed]) |
| Devanagari | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
gom-kud | |
| Glottolog | None |
Malvani is a dialect of Konkani with significant number of loanwords from Marathi.[1] Although Malvani does not have a unique script, the Devanagari script is used by most speakers. Malvani is sometimes used for sarcastic newspaper articles and local folk stage dramas known as Dashavatar.
- ^ Gangaram Gavankar (27 February 2008). "आमची मालवणी" [Aamchi Malvani]. Maharashtra Times. (in Malvani). Retrieved 29 June 2015.
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