Marwari
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Summary
Marwari is a macrolanguage[1]. Marwari draws 994 Wikipedia views per month (macrolanguage category, ranking #7 of 12).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: India[3], Nepal[4], Pakistan[5]
- Instance of: modern language[6]
- Subclass of: Rajasthani[7]
- Writing system: Devanagari[8], Arabic script[9]
- Wikimedia language code: mwr[10]
- Has part(s): Dhundari[11], Marwari[12], Shekhawati[13]
- Topic's main category: Category:Marwari language[14]
- Number of speakers, writers, or signers: 14,000,000[15], 13,000,000[16]
- Native label: मारवाड़ी[17], مارواڑی[18]
- Exact match: http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/language/MWR[19]
- Linguistic typology: subject–object–verb[20]
Why It Matters
Marwari has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] Marwari is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]