Khandeshi languages
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| Khandeshi | ||
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| Spoken in: | India | |
| Region: | Maharashtra, Gujarat | |
| Total speakers: | 2.5 million | |
| Language family: | Indo-European Indo-Iranian Indo-Aryan Central zone (SIL) Khandeshi |
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| Language codes | ||
| ISO 639-1: | none | |
| ISO 639-2: | ||
| ISO 639-3: | variously: khn – Khandeshi ahr – Ahirani dhn – Dhanki |
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| Note: This page may contain IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. | ||
The Khandeshi languages form a small subgroup within the Indo-Aryan languages, wedged between the territory of Bhili and that of Marathi. It consists of Khandeshi proper (spoken in Maharashtra, ISO 639-3 khn, 1.6 million speakers), Dhanki (spoken in Gujarat, dhn, 140,000 speakers) and Ahirani (spoken in Maharashtra and Gujarat, ahr, 10000000 speakers).
[edit] Ahirani
Ahirani is today spoken in the Jalgaon, Nandurbar, Dhule and Nashik (Baglan, Malegaon and Kalwan tehsils) districts of Maharashtra, India. It is further divided into dialects, such as Chalisgaon, Malegaon and Dhule group. Borrowing & bending the words from Hindi, Marathi and Gujarati, Ahirani has created its own words which are never found in these languages. Ahirani is basically in colloquial form and uses the Devnagari script for its writing. Bahinabai Chaudhari is well known poet in Ahirani, the study of her literature is studied and included in Marathi language.
Educated Khandeshis speak standard Marathi as well as Ahirani. Ahirani is losing its popularity among such people to standard Marathi but in rural areas, Ahirani dominates. 90 percent of the people staying in rural areas speak Ahirani.
The language is widely used among the goldsmith community. It is also known for its secret words, known only to the members of this community.
Example sentences in Ahirani
| Ahirani Sentence | Its Meaning | ||
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| Katha jai rahina tu ? means | -> | Where are you going? | |
| Tu kay kari rahina? means | -> | What are you doing? | |
| Tuni kay randhel she? | -> | What you have cooked today? | |
| Tun naav kay she? | -> | What is your name? | |
| Tu Kay khad? | -> | What did you eat? | |
| Kas kay chalu she? | -> | What's going on? | |
| Tuna baap kay karas? | -> | What does your father do? | |
| Kay mhani rahina tu? | -> | What are you saying? | |
| Tuna gavna naav kay she? | -> | What's your village's name? | |
| Tu kothe jay rahina? | -> | Where are you going? | |
| Ghar ma kon kon she? | -> | Who's at home? or who are all in your family? | |
| Tuna ghar kothe she? | -> | Where is your home? | |
| Jevan vhayana ka? | -> | Had your dinner? | |
| Tule yed lagel she ka? | -> | Are you mad? | |
| Chagi gaya ka tu? | -> | Are you mad? | |
| Tu kasa she? | -> | How are you? | |
| Tule sang na | -> | I told you | |
| Hai mani por she | -> | She is my daughter | |
| Hai mani Aander she | -> | She is my daughter | |
| Hau mana Aandor she | -> | He is my son | |
| Hau mana porga she | -> | He is my son | Tule ek kam sangas
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