Marwari people

Marwari
Marwari husband and wife in traditional attire
Total population
c. 8 million[1]
Regions with significant populations
 India7,800,000
 Pakistan500,000
   Nepal33,803[2]
Languages
Marwari, Rajasthani
Religion
Majority: Hinduism
Minority: Jainism, Islam, Christianity
Related ethnic groups
Rajasthani people

The Marwari or Marwadi (Devanagari: मारवाड़ी) are an Indo-Aryan ethno-linguistic group that originate from the Marwar region of Rajasthan, India. Their language, also called Marwari, comes under the umbrella of Rajasthani languages, which is part of the Western Zone of Indo-Aryan languages. Apart from India, they have sizeable presence in the neighbouring countries of Pakistan and Nepal.

  1. ^ "Marwari". Ethnologue.
  2. ^ National Statistics Office (2021). National Population and Housing Census 2021, Caste/Ethnicity Report. Government of Nepal (Report).