Alternate Names: Shekhawati-Marwari
Dialects: Jhunjhunu-Churu, Sikar. 78% comprehension of Marwari ,, 72% intelligibility of Dhundari ,. Lexical similarity: 74%–77% between dialects; 51%–68% with Marwari ,, 58%–80% with Merwari ,, 45%–69% with Godwari ,, 57%–66% with Mewari ,, 66%–73% with Dhundari ,, 58%–66% with Haroti ,, 57%–70% with Mewati ,, 69%–76% with Bagri ,, 61%–73% with Haryanvi ,, 55%–69% with Hindi ,. A member of macrolanguage Marwari ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 3,000,000 (2002 L. Gusain).
Language Use: Vigorous. Home, village, market, religion. Positive attitudes. Widespread bilingualism in Hindi [hin]; educated are more proficient in Hindi.
Writing System: Devanagari
Nation of Origin: India
Other Comments: Hindu.