Dialect comparison

Khariboli vs Marwari

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

Khariboli

Standard Hindi · Dehlavi

The variety spoken around Delhi and the western Doab. Forms the basis of Modern Standard Hindi and shares its core grammar with Standard Urdu.

Approximate centre
28.61°, 77.21°
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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