Malvi language

Malvi or Malwi (माळवी भाषा) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken in the Malwa region of India. It is a dialect of Rajasthani language.

The dialects of Malvi are as follows:


 * Malvi
 * Ujjaini (Ujjain, Dhar, Indore, Dewas, Shajapur, Sehore, Agar Malwa districts)
 * Rajawadi (Ratlam, Mandsaur, Neemuch districts)
 * Umathwadi (Rajgarh district)
 * Sondhwadi (Jhalawar district)
 * Bhoyari/Pawari (Betul, Chhindwara, Padhurna, Wardha Districts)

About 75% of the Malvi population can converse in Hindi, which is the official language of the Madhya Pradesh state, and literacy rate in a second language such as Hindi is about 40%. There are many unpublished materials in this language.