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| nativename = ईस्ट इंडियन | | nativename = ईस्ट इंडियन | ||
| pronunciation = {{IPA|East indian}} (popular) | | pronunciation = {{IPA|East indian}} (popular) | ||
| region = [[ | | region = [[Greater Bombay]] in [[Maharashtra]] | ||
| ethnicity = [[East Indians]] | | ethnicity = [[East Indians]] | ||
| speakers = 600,000 | | speakers = 600,000 | ||
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'''East Indian language''' | The '''East Indian language''', also known as '''''Mobai Marathi''''' and '''East Indian Mahratti''', is the dominant dialect of the [[Marathi-Konkani]] languages spoken in [[Bombay (Mumbai)]], it has significant [[Indo-Portuguese]] influence and loanwords.<ref name="bapp"/> It does not have a unique script of its own, scripts of the other languages such as [[Devanagari]] and the [[Romi Konkani|Roman script]] are used by most of its speakers, who are the native Christians of the northern [[Konkan division]].<ref>{{cite web |title=The East Indian Dialect |url=https://www.sahapedia.org/the-east-indian-dialect |website=Sahapedia |access-date=12 July 2021 |language=en |archive-date=6 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210606093921/https://www.sahapedia.org/the-east-indian-dialect |url-status=live }}</ref> It is a very popular language used for songs and dramas. | ||
==Differences from standard Marathi== | ==Differences from standard Marathi== | ||
All pronouns have a change from yah to te . Words in Marathi for yes, where, here, there, have different East Indian counterparts. Other grammatical nuances differ from standard-spoken Marathi.<ref>{{cite news|title=East Indian dictionary to preserve local Marathi dialect - TOI Mobile {{!}} The Times of India Mobile Site|url=http://m.timesofindia.com/city/mumbai/East-Indian-dictionary-to-preserve-local-Marathi-dialect/articleshow/14788849.cms|access-date=20 December 2016|work=m.timesofindia.com|archive-date=24 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190124060421/https://m.timesofindia.com/city/mumbai/East-Indian-dictionary-to-preserve-local-Marathi-dialect/articleshow/14788849.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> | All pronouns have a change from ''yah'' to ''te''. Words in Marathi for yes, where, here, there, have different East Indian counterparts. Other grammatical nuances differ from standard-spoken Marathi.<ref>{{cite news|title=East Indian dictionary to preserve local Marathi dialect - TOI Mobile {{!}} The Times of India Mobile Site|url=http://m.timesofindia.com/city/mumbai/East-Indian-dictionary-to-preserve-local-Marathi-dialect/articleshow/14788849.cms|access-date=20 December 2016|work=m.timesofindia.com|archive-date=24 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190124060421/https://m.timesofindia.com/city/mumbai/East-Indian-dictionary-to-preserve-local-Marathi-dialect/articleshow/14788849.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
==Historical references== | ==Historical references== | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Mahratti]] | |||
*[[Konknni]] | |||
*[[Bombay Hindi]] | |||
*[[British English]] | |||
*[[Indian English]] | |||
*[[List of topics on the Portuguese Empire in the East]] | *[[List of topics on the Portuguese Empire in the East]] | ||