Nimadi language
Nimadi | |
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निमाड़ी | |
The word "Nimadi" written in Devanagari script | |
Native to | India |
Region | Nimar in Madhya Pradesh |
Native speakers | 2.31 million (2011 census)[1] Census results conflate some speakers with Hindi. |
Language family | Indo-European
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Writing system | Devanagari |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | noe |
Glottolog | nima1243 |
Nimadi is a Western Indo-Aryan language spoken in the Nimar region of west-central India within the state of Madhya Pradesh. This region lies adjacent to Maharashtra and south of Malwa. The districts where Nimadi is spoken are: Barwani, Khandwa, Barwaha, Khargone, Burhanpur, Sanawad and southern most parts of Dhar, Harda and Dewas districts. This language is classified as a dialect of Rajasthani language. The famous writers of Nimari were Gaurishankar Sharma, Ramnarayan Upadhyay, Surendra Khede, etc.[2]
Nimari is mainly spoken in Khargone, Barwani and Khandwa districts. Ramnarayan Upadhyay, Mahadeo Prasad Chaturvedi, Prabhakar Ji Dubey, Jeevan Joshi, and others worked in it. "Ammar Bol " (Translation of Bhagwat Geeta) composed by Mahadeo Prasad Chaturvedi "Madhya" is the first epic in Nimari. Prabhakar Ji Dubey was also awarded by the president of India. He lived in a town named Barwaha which is situated near Maheshwar and Omkasreshwar(One of the jyotirlinga). He played many stage dramas. He was a disciple of Rama Dada and often used to visit Khandwa. He is still famous for songs like "Gammat, Swang". He also worked as a professional teacher. His one of the book named "Thumka" was also awarded by Academy of Isuri. He died on 13 March 1997.
References
- ^ "Statement 1: Abstract of speakers' strength of languages and mother tongues - 2011". www.censusindia.gov.in. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
- ^ "Archived copy". www.sumania.com. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
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