Nawayathi language

Nawayathi
Nawayathi
Nawayati
Native to	India
Region	Bhatkal
Ethnicity	Nawayaths
Language family	Indo-European Indo-Iranian Indo-Aryan Southern Zone Marathi–Konkani Nawayathi; ; ; ; ;
Writing system	Persian
Language codes
ISO 639-3	None (mis)
Glottolog	None

Nawayathi, also spelled Nawayati, is a language similar to Konkani spoken by Nawayaths of the southwestern coast of India. It is an amalgam of Persian, Arabic and Marathi, with Konkani as its base.^[1] The Nawayathi language uses Persian script for writing. "Persian script" was being used to write by the Nawayathis long before the Urdu language came into existence.

References

^ "Connecting Konkan with Arabia via Iran: The history of Nawayathi, the language of Bhatkali Muslims". Two Circles. 24 June 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2021.

[1] "Connecting Konkan with Arabia via Iran: The history of Nawayathi, the language of Bhatkali Muslims". Two Circles. 24 June 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2021.

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