Shekhawati | Ethnologue

A language of India

ISO 639: swv
Alternate Names: Shekhawati-Marwari
Autonym: शेखावाटी‎ (Shekhaavaatee)
Population: 3,000,000 (2002 L. Gusain).
Location:: Haryana state: Mahendragarh district; Rajasthan state: Jhunjhunun, Churu, and Sikar districts.
Language Status: 5* (Developing).
Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Intermediate Divisions, Western, Rajasthani, Marwari
Dialects: Jhunjhunu-Churu, Sikar. 78% comprehension of Marwari [rwr], 72% intelligibility of Dhundari [dhd]. Lexical similarity: 74%–77% between dialects; 51%–68% with Marwari [rwr], 58%–80% with Merwari [wry], 45%–69% with Godwari [gdx], 57%–66% with Mewari [mtr], 66%–73% with Dhundari [dhd], 58%–66% with Haroti [hoj], 57%–70% with Mewati [wtm], 69%–76% with Bagri [gda], 61%–73% with Haryanvi [bgc], 55%–69% with Hindi [hin]. A member of macrolanguage Marwari [mwr].
Language Use: Vigorous. Home, village, market, religion. Positive attitudes. Also use English [eng]. Also use Hindi [hin], with widespread bilingualism, but the educated are more proficient.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Shekhawati
Writing: Devanagari script [Deva].
Other Comments: Hindu.

Location: Haryana state: Mahendragarh district; Rajasthan state: Jhunjhunun, Churu, and Sikar districts.