Thanjavur Marathi dialect
| Thanjavur Marathi | |
|---|---|
| Native to | India |
| Region | Tamil Nadu |
Native speakers | (undated figure of 100,000[citation needed]) |
Indo-European
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
Thanjavur Marathi (
Venkoji, to the areas surrounding the city of Thanjavur in Tamil Nadu, India back in the 17th century.[1][2]
History
The history of
Venkoji (aka Vyankoji or Ekoji) by his second wife, Tukabai. Venkoji later ruled over the independent Maratha kingdom of Thanjavur which came to be known as the Thanjavur Maratha kingdom. Maharaja Serfoji I was one of the most famous Marathi kings of Tanjore.[3]
Scripts
Historically Modi, Devanagari, Telugu and Tamil scripts have been used to write this dialect as found in old historical documents.[citation needed]
Illustration
| Tanjore Marathi | Standard Marathi(colloquial) | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| namaśkāra | namaskār | hello/greetings |
| kaśa āyēnta/āhēsa/hāysa? | kase/kasa ahāt/āhēs/āhāt? | How are you? |
| mī bēś hāy | mī ṭhīk āhē | I am fine |
| lai bēś hāy | khoop chhān āhē | (It) is very nice/beautiful. |
| wōy ki nai? | hō kā nāhi? | yes or no? |
| tumchya gharānt kewda pōri hāyt? | tumchya ghari kiti mulee āhēt? | How many girls are there in your house (at the moment)? |
| ghaṇṭā kewda jhālāy/hōlēy? | kitī wājalē? | What is the time? |
| yejā/hecha mōl kewda/kaya ? | hyāchaa bhaav kaay? | How much is this for? |
| dāwa/ujwa pāṭīs | ḍāwyā/ujwyā bājū lā | toward left/right |
| kemma/kevva panā | kadhihī | always, whenever |
| rāndhthēghar / sampakkholi | swayampāk ghar | kitchen |
| bāsna | bhāndee | vessels |
| ruppēcha | chāndīcha | made of silver |
| kānkna | bāngdyaa | bangles |
| dhādu? | pāthavu? | should i send? |
| Nankaar | NankhBhar | a little bit, small amount, a pinch |
| Vijana | Pankha | Handfan |
| Dhonda | Dagad | Large Stone |
References
- ^ "Marathi". Ethnologue. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ^ "Marathi identity, with Tamil flavour". The Indian Express. 9 May 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ^ Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine