Shekhawati language
Shekhawati is an Indo-Aryan language of north-eastern Rajasthan, India. It belongs to the Rajasthani languages and is spoken by an estimated three million people in the Shekhawati region, which comprises the Churu, Jhunjhunu , Neem-Ka-Thana and Sikar districts.[2]
| Shekhawati | |
|---|---|
| शेखावाटी/શેષાવાટી | |
| Native to | India (Shekhawati region of Rajasthan) |
Native speakers | 3 million (2002)[1] |
| Devanagari | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | swv |
| Glottolog | shek1243 |
A descriptive grammar of Shekhawati was published in 2001. The word order of the language is typically SOV, and the phonology is characterised by the presence of implosive consonants and a distinct high tone.
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