Ahirwati
Ahirwati | |
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Native to | India |
Region | Ahirwal |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | – |
Coordinates: 28°18′N 76°30′E / 28.3°N 76.5°E |
Ahirwati (Ahīrvāṭī, sometimes also known as Hīrwāṭī)
There are no reliable census figures for the number of speakers.
A peculiar feature of the grammar of Ahirwati is the use of the same
Geographic distribution
Ahirwati is spoken mostly in the south of Haryana. At its maximal extent, its territory extends from Loharu in the west to Sohna in the east, and from Jhajjar and Najafgarh in the north to Bawal and Behror in the south. It encompasses partially or fully the districts of Mahendragarh, Jhajjar, Rewari, and Gurgaon, as well as the areas of Taoru in Nuh district (all in Haryana), Behror, Mundawar (in the district of Alwar, Rajasthan) , Kotputli (in the district of Jaipur, Rajasthan), Najafgarh (in Delhi), and additionally an enclave further to the north in the region of Hansi, in Hisar district.[7]
Ahirwati's neighbouring dialects are
References
- ^ Grierson (1908), p. 49.
- ^ Masica (1991), p. 422; Grierson (1908), p. 49; Yadav (c. 1979).
- ^ Yadav (c. 1979), pp. 199–200; Grierson (1908); Sharma (c. 1979), p. 274.
- ^ Yadav (c. 1979), p. 202.
- ^ Yadav (c. 1979), p. 200.
- ^ Yadav (c. 1979), pp. 208–9.
- ^ According to Yadav (c. 1979, pp. 197, 202); but see also Sharma (c. 1979, p. 274) as well as the map at the start of the volume.
- ^ According to Yadav (c. 1979, p. 198); he additionally lists Braj Bhasha as an eastern neighbour, but this appears to be contradicted by the other chapters in the volume (e.g. Sharma (c. 1979)), which present Mewati as intervening between Ahirwati and Braj.
Bibliography
- Grierson, George A. (1908). Linguistic Survey of India. Vol. IX Indo-Aryan family. Central group, Part 2, Specimens of the Rājasthāni and Gujarāti. Calcutta: Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing, India. pp. 49–51.
- ISBN 978-0-521-23420-7.
- Sharma, Ishwari Prasad (c. 1979). "Mevātī". In Sharada, Sadhu Ram (ed.). Hariyāṇā kī upabhāṣāeṃ (in Hindi). Chandigarh: Bhasha Vibhag. pp. 271–336.
- Yadav, Shankar Lal (c. 1979). "Ahīrvāṭī". In Sharada, Sadhu Ram (ed.). Hariyāṇā kī upabhāṣāeṃ (in Hindi). Chandigarh: Bhasha Vibhag. pp. 193–269.