Dialect comparison

Awadhi vs Marwari

Compare two dialects of Hindi side by side — where they're spoken, what they're called, and how they relate.

Awadhi

Avadhi

Spoken across the Awadh region of central Uttar Pradesh. Carries a major literary tradition through Tulsidas' Ramcharitmanas.

Approximate centre
26.85°, 80.95°
Marwari

The Rajasthani variety of the Marwar region around Jodhpur. Often classified separately from Hindi in linguistic literature, but commonly grouped with the wider Hindi-belt continuum.

Approximate centre
26.24°, 73.02°

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