Varhadi dialect

E134895

Varhadi dialect is a regional variety of the Marathi language spoken primarily in the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra, India, known for its distinct phonetic and lexical features.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Varhadi dialect canonical 2
Varhadi dialect of Marathi 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Marathi dialect
dialect
regional dialect
closelyRelatedTo Ahirani dialect
Marathi language
surface form: Standard Marathi

Zadi dialect
country India
culturalRegion Vidarbha region
surface form: Vidarbha
hasAlternativeName Varhadi
Varhadi
surface form: Varhadi Marathi
hasFeature distinct lexical features
distinct phonetic features
lexical variation from Standard Marathi
phonological variation from Standard Marathi
regional vocabulary
hasSociolinguisticStatus non-standard variety of Marathi
regional identity marker in Vidarbha
ISO639-3Status covered by Marathi (mar)
languageFamily Indo-Aryan languages
Indo-European language family
surface form: Indo-European languages

Indo-Iranian languages
partOf Marathi language
surface form: Marathi language continuum
region Central India
Vidarbha region
surface form: Eastern Maharashtra
spokenIn Akola
surface form: Akola district

Amravati district
Bhandara district
Buldhana
surface form: Buldhana district

Chandrapur
surface form: Chandrapur district

Gadchiroli district
Gondia
surface form: Gondia district

India
Maharashtra
Nagpur district
Vidarbha region
Wardha district
Washim district
Yavatmal district
subclassOf Indo-Aryan languages
Marathi language
Southern Indo-Aryan languages
languages of India
usedBy speakers in rural Vidarbha
speakers in urban Vidarbha
usedIn folk songs of Vidarbha
local theatre in Vidarbha
regional literature of Vidarbha
writingSystem Devanagari script

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Varhadi hasAlternativeName Varhadi dialect
Buldhana hasSpokenLanguage Varhadi dialect
subject surface form: Buldhana district
Yavatmal district hasLanguage Varhadi dialect
this entity surface form: Varhadi dialect of Marathi
Berar languageRegionFor Varhadi dialect
this entity surface form: Varhadi dialect of Marathi