Thanjavur Marathi dialect

Thanjavur Marathi (Marathi: तंजावूर मराठी), also spelled as Tanjore Marathi, is a dialect of Marathi spoken by Thanjavur Maharashtrians who migrated south, along with Chhatrapati Shivaji's half brother Venkoji, to the areas surrounding the city of Thanjavur in Tamil Nadu, India back in the 17th century.[1][2]

Thanjavur Marathi
Native toIndia
RegionTamil Nadu
Native speakers
(undated figure of 100,000[citation needed])
Language codes
ISO 639-3

History

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The history of Maratha rulers in South India possibly begins with Shahaji's attempt at setting up an independent kingdom in the Deccan plateau and his subsequent defeat in battle by Shahjahan around 1636. Shahaji made peace with Shahjahan and was posted in the deep south so as not to pose any challenge to the Mughals. He finally became one of the top generals in Adilshah's army, accepting a Jagir in his court, being based in Bangalur (Present day Bangalore in Karnataka). Shahaji had two sons by Jijabai, Sambhaji and Shivaji and one son Venkoji (aka Vyankoji or Ekoji) by his second wife, Tukabai. Venkoji later ruled over the independent Maratha kingdom of Thanjavur which came to be known as the Thanjavur Maratha kingdom. Maharaja Serfoji I was one of the most famous Marathi kings of Tanjore.[3]

Scripts

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Historically Modi, Devanagari, Telugu and Tamil scripts have been used to write this dialect as found in old historical documents.[citation needed]

Illustration

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Examples of colloquial speech
Tanjore Marathi Standard Marathi(colloquial) Translation
namaśkāra namaskār hello/greetings
kaśa āyēnta/āhēsa/hāysa? kase/kasa ahāt/āhēs/āhāt? How are you?
mī bēś hāy mī ṭhīk āhē I am fine
lai (pronounced as 'lie') bēś (pronounced as 'base') hāy (pronounced as 'haai') khoop chhān āhē (It) is very nice/beautiful.
wōy ki nai? hō kā nāhi? yes or no?
tumchya gharānt kewda pōri hāyt? tumchya ghari kiti mulee āhēt? How many girls are there in your house (at the moment)?
ghaṇṭā kewda jhālāy/hōlēy? kitī wājalē? What is the time?
yejā/hecha mōl kewda/kaya ? hyāchaa bhaav kaay? How much is this for?
dāwa/ujwa pāṭīs ḍāwyā/ujwyā bājū lā toward left/right
kemma/kevva panā kadhihī always, whenever
rāndhthēghar / sampakkholi swayampāk ghar kitchen
bāsna bhāndee vessels
ruppēcha chāndīcha made of silver
kānkna bāngdyaa bangles
dhādu? pāthavu? should i send?
Nankaar NankhBhar a little bit, small amount, a pinch
Vijana Pankha Handfan
Dhonda Dagad Large Stone

References

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  1. ^ "Marathi". Ethnologue. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Marathi identity, with Tamil flavour". The Indian Express. 9 May 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  3. ^ Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine