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.
Aliases (1)
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 |