Marwari
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A language of Pakistan
164,000 (2018). 78,300 Northern Marwari and 85,600 Southern Marwari.
Punjab province: Bahawalnagar, Bahawalpur, and Rahim Yar Khan districts; Sindh province: widespread Karachi to Sukkur.
5* (Developing).
Northern Marwari, Southern Marwari, Marwari Bhil, Marwari Meghwar, Marwari Bhat. Northern and Southern Marwari mutually inherently intelligible. May or may not be different from Marwari of India [rwr]. Lexical similarity: 79%–83% with Dhatki [mki], 87% between Southern and Northern Marwari, 78% with Marwari Meghwar and Marwari Bhat dialects. A member of macrolanguage Marwari [mwr].
One sweeper community of 10,000–100,000 identifies itself as Marwari, but is undergoing rapid shift to Urdu [urd]. Marwari is not usually written. Also use Hindi [hin]. Also use Saraiki [skr]. Also use Sindhi [snd], especially educated people. Also use Urdu [urd], particularly the educated. Used as L2 by Jogi [jog].
‘Rajasthani’ is a linguistic cover term for a group of languages. Speakers tend to be urban and educated. Northern Bhil tribes: Marwari-Thori, Gulguli, Shikari, Jogi, Sochi. Northern Marwari sub-dialects: Uganyo, Bhattipo, and Khadali; Southern Marwari sub-dialects: Utradi, Jaxorati, and Larecha. Hindu, Christian, Muslim.