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{{Infobox language
|name=Nimadi
| name =
|states=[[India]]
| states = [[India]]
|region=[[Nimar]] in [[Madhya Pradesh]]
| region = [[Nimar]] in [[Madhya Pradesh]]
|speakers=2.31 million
| speakers = 2.31 million
|date=2011 census
| 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>
| 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.
| speakers2 = Census results conflate some speakers with Hindi.
|familycolor=Indo-European
| familycolor = Indo-European
|fam2=[[Indo-Iranian languages|Indo-Iranian]]
| fam2 = [[Indo-Iranian languages|Indo-Iranian]]
|fam3=[[Indo-Aryan languages|Indo-Aryan]]
| fam3 = [[Indo-Aryan languages|Indo-Aryan]]
|fam4=[[Western Indo-Aryan languages|Western]]
| fam4 = [[Western Indo-Aryan languages|Western]]
|fam5=[[Western Indo-Aryan languages|Nimadi]]
| fam5 = [[Western Indo-Aryan languages|Nimadi]]
|iso3=noe
| iso3 = noe
|glotto=nima1243
| glotto = nima1243
|glottorefname=Nimadi
| glottorefname = Nimadi
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Revision as of 12:38, 4 July 2019

Native toIndia
RegionNimar in Madhya Pradesh
Native speakers
2.31 million (2011 census)[1]
Census results conflate some speakers with Hindi.
Language codes
ISO 639-3noe
Glottolognima1243

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 parts of Dhar, Harda and South Dewas districts. The famous writers of Nimari were Gaurishankar Sharma, Ramnarayan Upadhyay 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

  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. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20131203040331/http://www.sumania.com/lang/allindi9.html