 | This article possibly contains original research. (November 2021) |
| Khandeshi | |
|---|---|
| Ahirani, Khandeshi | |
| खान्देशी, अहिराणी | |
| Native to | Maharashtra, India |
| Region | Khandesh |
Native speakers | 1.86 million (2011 census)[1] |
| Devanagari[3] | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Either:khn – Khandeshiahr – Ahirani (duplicate code) |
| Glottolog | khan1272 |
 Distribution of Khandeshi speakers (2011) | |
Khandeshi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken in the Khandesh region of north-west Maharashtra and also in Gujarat.[4] It consists of Khandeshi proper, and the Dangri and Ahirani dialects.[5] Kunbi and Rangari also are dialects. Ahirani dialect of this language is mostly spoken. Devanagari script is used to write Khandeshi language.[6] The words "Ahirani" and "Khandeshi" are sometimes used interchangeably: Ahirani as the caste-based name (after Ahirs), and Khandesh as the region-based name. The Census of 1911 , 1921 and 1931 counted the Ahirani speaking people as Gujaratis[7] but in latter decades they've been recognized as a different language.
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