Malvi (Ujjaini, Malavi, Mallow, Malwada, Malwi) is the
Rajasthani language of the
Malva region of
India, with ten million speakers.
Nimadi, spoken in the
Nimar region of Madhya Pradesh and in
Rajasthan, is its closest relative. The dialects of Malvi are Ujjaini (
Ujjain,
Indore,
Dewas,
Shajapur,
Sehore districts), Rajawadi (
Ratlam,
Mandsaur,
Neemuch districts), Umathwadi (
Rajgarh district), and Sondhwadi (
Jhalawar district). Bhaya of Pakistan may be a dialect. Ujjaini is the
prestige dialect, and the language as a whole sometimes goes by that name.