Ahirani language
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Ahirani is a language today spoken in the Jalgaon, Nandurbar, Dhule and Nashik (Baglan, Malegaon and Kalwan tehsils) districts of Maharashtra, India. It is further divided into dialects, such as Chalisgaon, Malegaon and Dhule group. Amalner is considered the cultural capital of Khandesh. Borrowing & bending the words from Hindi, Marathi and Gujarati, Ahirani has created its own words which are never found in these languages. Ahirani is basically in colloquial form and uses the Devnagari script for its writing. Bahinabai Chaudhari is well known poet in Ahirani, the study of her literature is studied and included in Marathi language.
Educated Khandeshis speak standard Marathi as well as Ahirani. Ahirani is losing its popularity among such people to standard Marathi.
The language is widely used among the goldsmith community. It is also known for its secret words, known only to the members of this community.
sample sentense in Ahirani -
kate jai rahina tu ?
where are you going ?
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