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Nimadi
Nimadi
निमाड़ी
	The word "Nimadi" written in Devanagari script
Native to	India
Region	Nimar in Madhya Pradesh
Native speakers	2.31 million (2011 census); Census results conflate some speakers with Hindi.
Language family	Indo-European Indo-Iranian Indo-Aryan Western Rajasthani Nimadi; ; ; ; ;
Writing system	Devanagari
Language codes
ISO 639-3	noe
Glottolog	nima1243

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Nimadi is a Western Indo-Aryan language spoken in the Nimar region of west-central India within the state of Madhya Pradesh. This region lies adjacent to Maharashtra and south of Malwa. The districts where Nimadi is spoken are: Barwani, Khandwa, Barwaha, Khargone, Burhanpur, Bedia, Sanawad and southern parts of Dhar, Harda and Dewas districts. The famous writers of Nimari were Gaurishankar Sharma, Ramnarayan Upadhyay, surendra khede etc.^[2]

Nimari is mainly spoken in Khargone, Barwani and Khandwa districts. Ramnarayan Upadhyay, Mahadeo Prasad Chaturvedi, Prabhakar Ji Dubey, Jeevan Joshi, and others worked in it. "Ammar Bol " (Translation of Bhagwat Geeta) composed by Mahadeo Prasad Chaturvedi "Madhya" is the first epic in Nimari. Prabhakar Ji Dubey was also awarded by the president of India. He lived in a town named Barwaha which is situated near Maheshwar and Omkasreshwar(One of the jyotirlinga). He played many stage dramas. He was a disciple of Rama Dada and often used to visit Khandwa. He is still famous for songs like "Gammat, Swang". He also worked as a professional teacher. His one of the book named "Thumka" was also awarded by Academy of Isuri. He died on 13 March 1997.

References

^ "Statement 1: Abstract of speakers' strength of languages and mother tongues - 2011". www.censusindia.gov.in. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
^ "Archived copy". www.sumania.com. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 11 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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[1] "Statement 1: Abstract of speakers' strength of languages and mother tongues - 2011". www.censusindia.gov.in. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 7 July 2018.

[2] "Archived copy". www.sumania.com. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 11 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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Line 3: {{Use dmy dates\|date=April 2019}} {{Infobox language \| name = Nimadi \| nativename = निमाड़ी \| states = [[India]] \| region = [[Nimar]], in [[Madhya Pradesh]] \| speakers = 2.31 million \| date = 2011 census \| ref = <ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011Census/Language_MTs.html\|title=Statement 1: Abstract of speakers' strength of languages and mother tongues - 2011\|publisher=Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India\|website=www.censusindia.gov.in\|access-date=2018-07-07}}</ref> \| speakers2 = Census results conflate some speakers with Hindi. \| familycolor = Indo-European \| fam2 = [[Indo-Iranian languages\|Indo-Iranian]] \| fam3 = [[Indo-Aryan languages\|Indo-Aryan]] \| fam4 = [[Western Indo-Aryan languages\|Western]] \| fam5 = [[Rajasthani language\|Rajasthani]] \| script = [[Devanagari]] \| iso3 = noe \| glotto = nima1243 \| glottorefname = Nimadi \| image = Nimadi script.jpg \| imagecaption = The word "Nimadi" written in Devanagari script }} '''Nimadi''' is a Western [[Indo-Aryan language]] spoken in the [[Nimar]] region of ~~the~~west-central [[~~Indian state~~India]] within the state of [[Madhya Pradesh]]. This region lies adjacent to [[Maharashtra]] and south of [[Malwa]]. The districts where Nimadi is spoken are: [[Barwani district\|Barwani]], [[Khandwa district\|Khandwa]], [[Barwaha]], [[Khargone district\|Khargone]], [[Burhanpur district\|Burhanpur]], [[Bedia]], [[Sanawad]] and southern parts of [[Dhar district\|Dhar]], [[Harda district\|Harda]] and ~~South~~[[Dewas district\|Dewas]] districts. The famous writers of Nimari were Gaurishankar Sharma, Ramnarayan Upadhyay, surendra khede etc.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.sumania.com/lang/allindi9.html \|title=Archived copy \|website=www.sumania.com \|access-date=11 January 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203040331/http://www.sumania.com/lang/allindi9.html \|archive-date=3 December 2013 \|url-status=dead}}</ref> Nimari is mainly spoken in Khargone, Barwani and Khandwa districts. Ramnarayan Upadhyay, Mahadeo Prasad Chaturvedi, Prabhakar Ji Dubey, Jeevan Joshi, and others worked in it. "Ammar Bol " (Translation of Bhagwat Geeta) composed by Mahadeo Prasad Chaturvedi "Madhya" is the first epic in Nimari. Prabhakar Ji Dubey was also awarded by the president of India. He lived in a town named Barwaha which is situated near Maheshwar and Omkasreshwar(One of the jyotirlinga). He played many stage dramas. He was a disciple of Rama Dada and often used to visit Khandwa. He is still famous for songs like "Gammat, Swang". He also worked as a professional teacher. His one of the book named "Thumka" was also awarded by Academy of Isuri. He died on 13 March 1997. Line 32 ⟶ 34: {{Languages of India}} [[Category:~~Western~~Central Indo-Aryan languages]] [[Category:Languages of Madhya Pradesh]] [[Category:Languages written in Devanagari]] [[Category:Rajasthani languages]] [[Category:Languages listed as Hindi dialects in latest census]]