Malvani is a dialect of

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with significant number of loanwords from

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. Although Malvani does not have a unique script, the

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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

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district of

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Malvani in popular culture

The first ever Drama (Natak) was Vastraharan, which got huge popularity starring Macchindra Kambli. The

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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

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was released on Amazon prime which was based on the story of struggling artist of dashavtar (malvani art form). Other noted Marathi movies based on Malvani culture are Narbachi Wadi (2013), Murder Mestry (2015), and Redu (2017).

References

External links

*http://konkanionline.blogspot.com/ {{Ethnic and social groups of Goa and the Konkan

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Konkan Konkani Southern Indo-Aryan languages

Difference from standard Marathi

Geographical distribution

Malvani in popular culture

See also

References

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