Godwari

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A language of India

ISO 639-3
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User Population

3,000,000 (2001 census).

Location

Gujarat state: Banas Kantha and north Sabar Kantha; Rajasthan state: Jhalor, Pali, and Sirohi districts.

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Language Status

6b (Threatened).

Classification
Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Intermediate Divisions, Western, Rajasthani, Marwari
Dialects

Balvi, Khuni, Madahaddi, Sirohi. 88%–92% intelligibility of Marwari [rwr]. Lexical similarity: 70% between dialects; 62%–75% with Merwari [wry], 45%–69% with Shekhawati [swv], 51%–73% with Mewari [mtr], 46%–66% with Dhundari [dhd], 44%–67% with Haroti [hoj], 62%–74% with Marwari [rwr].

Language Use

Home, village, market, religion. Some of all ages. Positive attitudes. Also use English [eng]. Also use Hindi [hin], with very good proficiency among the educated.

Language Development

Grammar.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Godwari
Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].

Other Comments

Hindu.