Ahirani
E26116
Ahirani is an Indo-Aryan dialect spoken primarily in the Khandesh region of Maharashtra, India, closely related to Marathi but with distinct phonological and lexical features.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indo-Aryan dialect
ⓘ
language variety ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Marathi language
ⓘ
surface form:
Marathi
|
| country | India ⓘ |
| domain | Indo-Aryan linguistics ⓘ |
| ethnicAssociation |
Ahir community
ⓘ
surface form:
Ahir people
Khandeshi people ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution | northwestern Maharashtra ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Khandesh
ⓘ
surface form:
Khandeshi
Marathi language ⓘ
surface form:
Khandeshi Marathi
|
| hasInfluenceFrom |
Bhili languages
ⓘ
Gujarati ⓘ Hindi ⓘ Marathi language ⓘ
surface form:
Marathi
Rajasthani dialects ⓘ |
| hasLexicalFeatures | distinct from standard Marathi ⓘ |
| hasMorphology | similar to Marathi morphology ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeatures | distinct from standard Marathi ⓘ |
| hasPhonology | influenced by neighboring Indo-Aryan dialects ⓘ |
| hasSociolinguisticRelation |
often considered a dialect of Marathi
ⓘ
sometimes claimed as separate language ⓘ |
| isMutuallyIntelligibleWith | Marathi to some extent ⓘ |
| ISO639Status | often grouped under Marathi or Khandeshi in classifications ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Indo-Aryan languages
ⓘ
Indo-European language family ⓘ
surface form:
Indo-European languages
Indo-Iranian languages ⓘ |
| linguisticTypology | fusional language ⓘ |
| macroLanguageContext |
Marathi language
ⓘ
surface form:
Marathi language continuum
|
| primaryWordOrder | SOV ⓘ |
| regionOfUse |
Dhule district
ⓘ
Jalgaon district ⓘ Nandurbar district ⓘ parts of Nashik district ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
India
ⓘ
Khandesh ⓘ
surface form:
Khandesh region
Maharashtra ⓘ |
| standardizationStatus | lacks fully standardized form ⓘ |
| status | primarily spoken language ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Marathi language variety
ⓘ
Western Indo-Aryan language ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Ahir community
ⓘ
rural population of Khandesh ⓘ |
| usedIn |
folk songs
ⓘ
informal communication ⓘ oral literature ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Devanagari script ⓘ |
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