| Rajasthani | |
|---|---|
| राजस्थानी રાજસ્થાની | |
| Geographic distribution | Rajasthan, Malwa (MP) |
| Ethnicity | Rajasthanis |
Native speakers | 46 million[a][1] (2011 census)[1] |
| Linguistic classification | Indo-European |
| Subdivisions | |
| Language codes | |
| Glottolog | raja1256 |
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The Rajasthani languages are a branch of Western Indo-Aryan languages. They are spoken primarily in Rajasthan and Malwa, and adjacent areas of Haryana, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh in India. They have also reached different corners of India, especially eastern and southern parts of India, due to the migrations of people of the Marwari community who use them for internal communication.[3][4] There are also speakers in the Pakistani provinces of Punjab and Sindh. Rajasthani languages are also spoken to a lesser extent in Nepal, where they are spoken by 25,394 people according to the 2011 Census of Nepal.[5]
The term Rajasthani is also used to refer to a literary language mostly based on Marwari.[6]: 441
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