Bombay Hindi

Bombay Hindi
RegionGreater Bombay
Native speakers
None
Hindustani-based pidgin
  • Bombay Hindi
Language codes
ISO 639-3None (mis)
GlottologNone

Bombay Hindi, also known as Bambaiya Hindi or Mumbaiya Hindi,[1] is the Hindustani dialect spoken in Mumbai, in the Konkan region of India.[1][2] Its vocabulary is largely from Hindi–Urdu,[1][2] additionally, it has the predominant substratum of Marathi-Konkani, which is the official language and is also widely spoken in the Konkan division of Maharashtra.[3] Bombay Hindi also has elements of Gujarati.

  1. ^ a b c "Dialects of Hindi". Archived from the original on 27 June 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2008.
  2. ^ a b Shapiro, Michael C.; Schiffman, Harold F. (1981). Language and Society in South Asia. Motilal Banarsidass. p. 209. ISBN 9788120826076.
  3. ^ University of Kerala. Dept. of Linguistics (1974), International journal of Dravidian linguistics, Volume 3, Dept. of Linguistics, Univ. of Kerala., 1974, ... In the case of Bombay Hindi, the predominant substratum structure is that of Marathi, a language which is structurally quite close of Hindi ...