Braj
The variety of the Braj region around Mathura and Vrindavan. A major literary medium of medieval Hindi devotional poetry, especially the bhakti tradition.
- Spoken in
- Approximate centre
- 27.49°, 77.67°
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Braj Bhasha vs Khariboli
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DialectBraj BhashaThe variety of the Braj region around Mathura and Vrindavan. A major literary medium of medieval Hindi devotional poetry, especially the bhakti tradition.DialectKhariboliThe variety spoken around Delhi and the western Doab. Forms the basis of Modern Standard Hindi and shares its core grammar with Standard Urdu.CompareAwadhi vs Braj BhashaAtlasExplore the atlasRead the full picture of Hindi and the dialects within it.