Malvi language


Malvi, or Malwi, is an Indo-Aryan language spoken in the Malwa region of India. It is closely related to Nimadi, which is spoken in the Nimar region of Madhya Pradesh.
The dialects of Malvi are Ujjaini, Rajawadi, Umathwadi, and Sondhwadi. Ujjaini is the prestige dialect, and the language as a whole sometimes goes by that name.
About 75% of the Malvi population can converse in Hindi, which is the official language of the Madhya Pradesh state, and literacy rate in a second language such as Hindi is about 40%. There are many unpublished materials in this language.