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Malvani language

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Malvani
मालवणी
Pronunciationmaːlʋaɳiː (standard)
maːlʋaniː (popular)
Native toIndia
RegionMalvan, Sindhudurg, Maharashtra, Goa
Native speakers
(undated figure of 870,000[citation needed])
Devanagari
Language codes
ISO 639-3
gom-kud
GlottologNone

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.

Difference from standard Marathi

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All pronouns have a change from la to ka. Words in Marathi for "yes", "this", "that", "where", "here", "there", have different Malvani counterparts. Other grammatical nuances differ from standard Marathi.

Geographical distribution

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Malvani is spoken in the Sindhudurg district of Maharashtra.[2] The language is also spoken in north Goa, especially Pernem taluka.[citation needed]

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The first ever Drama (Natak) was Vastraharan, which got huge popularity starring Macchindra Kambli.

The Zee Marathi channel's February 2016 serial Ratris Khel Chale was a horror TV serial on the life of the Naik family from Malvan, and used Malvani as the main dialect.

In January 2019, Ratris Khel Chale 2 was streamed in Malvani, as well as Gaav Gata Gajali which became popular for its focus on Malvani Culture & Lifestyle. In March 2021, Ratris Khel Chale 3 started streaming.

In 2019, movie named Picasso was released on Amazon prime which was based on the story of struggling artist of dashavtar (malvani art form).[3]

Other noted Marathi movies based on Malvani culture are Narbachi Wadi (2013),[4] Murder Mestry (2015),[5] and Redu (2017).[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Gangaram Gavankar (27 February 2008). "आमची मालवणी" [Aamchi Malvani]. Maharashtra Times. (in Malvani). Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  2. ^ Sushila Marathe (27 September 2009). "मराठी भाषा" [Marathi Bhasha] (in Marathi). Sampadak Mandal. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  3. ^ Picasso (2019) - IMDb, retrieved 7 March 2022
  4. ^ Narbachi Wadi (2013) - IMDb, retrieved 7 March 2022
  5. ^ Murder Mestri (2015) - IMDb, retrieved 7 March 2022
  6. ^ Redu (2017) - IMDb, retrieved 7 March 2022
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