Malvani language
| Malvani | |
|---|---|
| मालवणी | |
| Pronunciation | maːlʋaɳiː (standard) maːlʋaniː (popular) |
| Native to | India |
| Region | Malvan, Sindhudurg, Maharashtra, Goa |
Native speakers | (undated figure of 870,000) |
| Devanagari | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
gom-kud | |
| Glottolog | None |
Malvani is a dialect of Konkani with significant number of loanwords from Marathi. 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.