Shekhawati
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A language of India
Alternate Names
Shekhawati-Marwari
Autonym
शेखावाटी (Shekhaavaatee)
User Population
3,000,000 (2002 L. Gusain).
Location
Haryana state: Mahendragarh district; Rajasthan state: Jhunjhunun, Churu, and Sikar districts.
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Language Status
5* (Developing).
Dialects
Jhunjhunu-Churu, Sikar. 78% comprehension of Marwari [rwr], 72% intelligibility of Dhundari [dhd]. Lexical similarity: 74%–77% between dialects; 51%–68% with Marwari [rwr], 58%–80% with Merwari [wry], 45%–69% with Godwari [gdx], 57%–66% with Mewari [mtr], 66%–73% with Dhundari [dhd], 58%–66% with Haroti [hoj], 57%–70% with Mewati [wtm], 69%–76% with Bagri [gda], 61%–73% with Haryanvi [bgc], 55%–69% with Hindi [hin]. A member of macrolanguage Marwari [mwr].
Language Development
NT: 2017.


Hindu.