Nimadi is a Western

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spoken in the Nimar region of west-central

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within the state of

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. This region lies adjacent to

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and south of

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. The districts where Nimadi is spoken are:

Barwani Barwani or Badwani () is a municipality, municipal town in Barwani district of Madhya Pradesh, India, that is situated near the left bank of the Narmada River. It is the administrative headquarters of Barwani district and has also served as th ...

Khandwa Khandwa is a city and a nagar nigam in the Nimar region of Madhya Pradesh, India. It is the administrative headquarters of the Khandwa district, formerly known as East Nimar District. Khandwa is a major railway junction; the Malwa line co ...

, Barwaha, Khargone,

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, Sanawad and southern most parts of

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, Harda and Dewas districts. This language is classified as a dialect of

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language. The famous writers of Nimari were Gaurishankar Sharma, Ramnarayan Upadhyay, Surendra Khede, etc. Nimari is mainly spoken in the districts of Khargone, Barwani, and Khandwa. Ramnarayan Upadhyay, Mahadeo Prasad Chaturvedi, Prabhakar Ji Dubey, Jeevan Joshi, and others have contributed significantly to its literature. "Ammar Bol" (a translation of the Bhagavad Gita), composed by Mahadeo Prasad Chaturvedi "Madhya," is considered the first epic in Nimari. Prabhakar Ji Dubey was also honored by the President of India. He lived in the town of Barwaha, situated near Maheshwar and Omkareshwar (one of the Jyotirlingas). He performed in many stage dramas and was a disciple of Rama Dada, frequently visiting Khandwa. He is still remembered for songs like "Gammat" and "Swang." He also worked as a professional teacher. One of his books, "Thumka," was awarded by the Academy of Isuri. He died on 13 March 1997.

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Languages of Madhya Pradesh Languages written in Devanagari Rajasthani languages Languages listed as Hindi dialects in latest census {{IndoAryan-lang-stub