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{{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)<br>{{IPA|maːlʋaniː}} (popular)
| states = India
| region = [[Malvan region|Malvan]], [[Sindhudurg]], [[Maharashtra]], [[Goa]]
| speakers = 870,000{{citation needed|date=August 2013}}
| date = no date
| ref =
| familycolor = Indo-European
| fam2 = [[Indo-Iranian languages|Indo-Iranian]]
| fam3 = [[Indo-Aryan languages|Indo-Aryan]]
| fam4 = [[Southern Indo-Aryan languages|Southern Zone]]
| fam5 = [[Marathi–Konkani languages|Marathi–Konkani]]
| fam6 = [[Konkani Language|Konkani]]
| script = [[Devanagari]]
| isoexception = dialect
| linglist = gom-kud
| glotto = none
| notice = Indic
| notice2 = IPA
}}

'''Malvani''' is a dialect of [[Konkani]] with significant [[Marathi language|Marathi]] influences and loanwords.<ref>{{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]]}}</ref> 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 only in the [[Sindhudurg]] district of [[Maharashtra]].<ref>{{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}}</ref> The language is also spoken in north Goa, especially [[Pernem]] taluka. The Census Board of India counts Malvani as a [[Konkani]] dialect (which is official language of State of [[Goa]]), and according to them, there are around 46851 Malvani speakers throughout the country, with 24 lakh (2.4 million) [[Konkani Language|Konkani]] living speakers. According to unofficial reports, around 8,68,825 (868,825) Malvani speakers live throughout the Sindhudurg district. It is a very famous dialect of [[Konkani]] in the southern part of '''Konkan''' in Maharashtra.

==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 (film)|Picasso]] was released on Amazon prime which was based on the story of struggling artist of dashavtar (malvani art form).<ref>{{Citation |title=Picasso (2019) - IMDb |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9460478/ |language=en-US |access-date=2022-03-07}}</ref>

Other noted Marathi movies based on Malvani culture are [[Narbachi Wadi]] (2013),<ref>{{Citation |title=Narbachi Wadi (2013) - IMDb |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3410654/ |language=en-US |access-date=2022-03-07}}</ref> [[Murder Mestri|Murder Mestry]] (2015),<ref>{{Citation |title=Murder Mestri (2015) - IMDb |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4801726/ |language=en-US |access-date=2022-03-07}}</ref> and [[Redu (film)|Redu]] (2017).<ref>{{Citation |title=Redu (2017) - IMDb |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8176602/ |language=en-US |access-date=2022-03-07}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Malvan region]]
*[[Malvani people]]
*[[Malvani cuisine]]
*[[Malvan]]
*[[Sawantwadi]]
*[[Sindhudurg district|Sindhudurg District]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*http://konkanionline.blogspot.com/

{{Konkani language topics}}

{{Ethnic and social groups of Goa and the Konkan}}

[[Category:Malvani|language]]
[[Category:Konkan]]
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Ajay Kumar at 07:03, 23 August 2023