Malwai dialect

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The Malwai dialect is a regional variety of Punjabi primarily spoken in the Malwa region of the Indian state of Punjab.


Statements (32)
Predicate Object
instanceOf dialect
variety of Punjabi language
belongsTo Punjabi macrolanguage
country India
ethnicGroup Punjabi people
hasAlternativeName Malwai Punjabi
hasDialectalFeature distinct pronunciation compared to Majhi Punjabi
distinct vocabulary compared to Majhi Punjabi
some grammatical differences from standard Punjabi
ISO639-3Status not separately coded
languageFamily Indo-Aryan languages
Indo-European languages
Indo-Iranian languages
mutualIntelligibilityWith other Punjabi dialects
neighboringDialect Doabi dialect
Majhi dialect
Puadhi dialect
partOf Eastern Punjabi
primaryScript Gurmukhi script
region Malwa
Punjab
northwestern India
spokenIn Malwa region
Punjab, India
northern India
subclassOf Indo-Aryan language variety
Punjabi language
usedBy Punjabi speakers in Malwa region
usedFor daily communication
folk songs
oral literature
writingSystem Gurmukhi script

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Doabi dialect
closelyRelatedTo
Punjabi language
hasDialects
Jhang ("Jhangochi dialect of Punjabi")
majorSpokenLanguage

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