Malvani language
{{Short description|Konkani dialect spoken in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2017}}
{{More citations needed|date=June 2015}}
{{Infobox language
| name = Malvani
| nativename = मालवणी
| pronunciation = {{IPA|maːlʋaɳiː}} (standard)
{{IPA|maːlʋaniː}} (popular)
| states = India
| region = Malvan, Sindhudurg, Maharashtra, Goa
| speakers = 870,000{{citation needed|date=August 2013}}
| date = no date
| ref =
| familycolor = Indo-European
| fam2 = Indo-Iranian
| fam3 = Indo-Aryan
| fam4 = Southern Zone
| fam5 = Marathi–Konkani
| script = Devanagari
| isoexception = dialect
| linglist = gom-kud
| glotto = none
| notice = Indic
| notice2 = IPA
}}
Malvani is a dialect of Konkani with significant number of loanwords from Marathi.{{cite news|access-date=29 June 2015|date= 27 February 2008|last=Gangaram Gavankar|url=http://maharashtratimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/2817772.cms|title=आमची मालवणी|trans-title= Aamchi Malvani|version=(in Malvani)|work=Maharashtra Times}} Although Malvani does not have a unique script, the Devanagari script is used by most speakers. Malvani is sometimes used for sarcastic newspaper articles and local folk stage dramas known as Dashavatar.
Difference from standard Marathi
All pronouns have a change from la to ka. Words in Marathi for "yes", "this", "that", "where", "here", "there", have different Malvani counterparts. Other grammatical nuances differ from standard Marathi.
Geographical distribution
Malvani is spoken in the Sindhudurg district of Maharashtra.{{cite web|url=http://www.marathimati.com/aksharmanch/marathi-articles/marathi-bhasha/|title= मराठी भाषा|trans-title= Marathi Bhasha|language=Marathi|date=27 September 2009|access-date=29 June 2015|last=Sushila Marathe|publisher=Sampadak Mandal}}
Malvani in popular culture
The first ever Drama (Natak) was Vastraharan, which got huge popularity starring Macchindra Kambli.
The Zee Marathi channel's February 2016 serial Ratris Khel Chale was a horror TV serial on the life of the Naik family from Malvan, and used Malvani as the main dialect.
In January 2019, Ratris Khel Chale 2 was streamed in Malvani, as well as Gaav Gata Gajali which became popular for its focus on Malvani Culture & Lifestyle. In March 2021, Ratris Khel Chale 3 started streaming.
In 2019, movie named Picasso was released on Amazon prime which was based on the story of struggling artist of dashavtar (malvani art form).{{Citation |title=Picasso (2019) - IMDb |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9460478/ |language=en-US |access-date=2022-03-07}}
Other noted Marathi movies based on Malvani culture are Narbachi Wadi (2013),{{Citation |title=Narbachi Wadi (2013) - IMDb |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3410654/ |language=en-US |access-date=2022-03-07}} Murder Mestry (2015),{{Citation |title=Murder Mestri (2015) - IMDb |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4801726/ |language=en-US |access-date=2022-03-07}} and Redu (2017).{{Citation |title=Redu (2017) - IMDb |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8176602/ |language=en-US |access-date=2022-03-07}}
See also
References
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External links
- http://konkanionline.blogspot.com/
{{Konkani language topics}}
{{Ethnic and social groups of Goa and the Konkan}}