Rajasthani languages

Rajasthani
Rajasthani
Geographic; distribution	Rajasthan, Malwa (MP), Nimar (MP), Punjab (Pakistan)
Ethnicity	Rajasthanis Marwaris; Mewaris; Mewatis; Malwis; Gurjars; Ahirs; Bhils; Banjaras; Kalbelias; Nimadis; Dhundharis; Bagris; Hadautis; ; Other ethnic groups in Rajasthan and other Indian states
Native speakers	52.7 million (2011 census)
Linguistic classification	Indo-European Indo-Iranian Indo-Aryan Western Indo-Aryan Rajasthani; ; ; ;
Early form	Shauraseni Prakrit
Subdivisions	Marwari; Mewari; Mewati; Malvi; Bagri; Ahirwati; Bhili; Od; Gujari; Shekhawati; Nimadi; Lambadi; Dhundari; Hadauti; Parkari Koli;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	raj
Glottolog	raja1256
	Geographical distribution of Rajasthani languages

The Rajasthani languages are a group of various languages derived from Western Indo-Aryan languages, primarily spoken in Rajasthan and Malwa, and adjacent areas of Haryana, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh in India and Bahawalpur division of Pakistani Punjab and the adjacent areas of Sindh. They have also reached different corners of India, especially eastern and southern parts, due to the migrations of people of the Marwari community who use them for internal communication. Rajasthani languages are also spoken to a lesser extent in Nepal, where they are spoken by 25,394 people according to the 2011 Census of Nepal.

The term Rajasthani is also used to refer to a literary language mostly based on Marwari.