Shekhawati dialect

Shekhawati dialect

Shekhawati is a dialect of the Rajasthani language and is spoken by about three million speakers in Shekhawati region (Churu, Jhunjhunu and Sikar districts) of Rajasthan. Though a very important dialect from the grammatical and literary points of view, yet very little work is carried out on it. In 2001 A descriptive grammar of Shekhawati has been published. [Lakhan Gusain. Shekhawati. Munich: Lincom Europa (2001) (LW/M 385)] Shekhawati, like Bagri dialect of Ganganagar and Hanumangarh districts, has parallel lexicon which make it very rich from the lexicographical point of view.

Word order is typical SOV and there is existence of implosives. Beside presence of high tone at suprasegmental level classify it with other dialects of Rajasthani. It has contributed a lot to the development of Rajasthani language and linguistics.

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