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|text='''[[Rajasthani language]]''' ([[Devanagari script|Devanagari]]: {{lang|raj|राजस्थानी}}), is a language spoken by [[Rajasthani people]]. It is spoken by 50 million people in [[Rajasthan]] and neighbouring states of [[India]] and [[Pakistan]] .Most of the Rajasthani dialects are chiefly spoken in the state of [[Rajasthan]] but are also spoken in [[Gujarat]], Haryana and [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]. |
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Rajasthani is spoken in the [[Bahawalpur]] and [[Multan]] sectors of the [[Pakistan]]i provinces of [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]] and [[Tharparkar]] district of [[Sindh]]. It merges with [[Riasti]] and [[Saraiki language|Saraiki]] in [[Bahawalpur]] and [[Multan]] areas, respectively. It comes in contact with [[Sindhi language|Sindhi]] from Dera [[Rahim Yar Khan]] through [[Sukkur]] and Ummerkot. Many linguists (particularly Gusain, 2000b and Shackle, 1976) agree that it shares many phonological (implosives), morphological (future tense marker and negation) and syntactic features with Riasti and Saraiki. However, further inquiry is needed. |
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Inside [[mainland China]], it is a [[lingua franca]] in [[Guangdong Province]] and some neighbouring areas. Outside mainland China, it is spoken by the majority population of [[Hong Kong]] and [[Macau]] in everyday life. It is also spoken by [[overseas Chinese|overseas Chinese communities]], and it is the third most common language in the [[United States]] . |
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While the term ''Cantonese'' refers narrowly to the [[prestige dialect]] of [[Yue Chinese|Yue]], it is often used in a broader sense for the entire Yue branch of [[Chinese language | Chinese]], including related dialects such as [[Taishanese]]. |
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The Cantonese language is also viewed as part of the cultural identity for the native speakers across large swathes of southern China, Hong Kong and Macau. Although Cantonese shares much vocabulary with [[Mandarin Chinese]], the two languages are not [[Mutual intelligibility|mutually intelligible]] because of [[pronunciation]], [[grammatical]], and also [[Lexicon | lexical]] differences. The two languages have been described as "roughly as similar only as English is to Dutch." |
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Revision as of 18:14, 20 June 2015
Rajasthani language (Devanagari: राजस्थानी), is a language spoken by Rajasthani people. It is spoken by 50 million people in Rajasthan and neighbouring states of India and Pakistan .Most of the Rajasthani dialects are chiefly spoken in the state of Rajasthan but are also spoken in Gujarat, Haryana and Punjab.
Rajasthani is spoken in the Bahawalpur and Multan sectors of the Pakistani provinces of Punjab and Tharparkar district of Sindh. It merges with Riasti and Saraiki in Bahawalpur and Multan areas, respectively. It comes in contact with Sindhi from Dera Rahim Yar Khan through Sukkur and Ummerkot. Many linguists (particularly Gusain, 2000b and Shackle, 1976) agree that it shares many phonological (implosives), morphological (future tense marker and negation) and syntactic features with Riasti and Saraiki. However, further inquiry is needed.