Marathi-Konkani languages

George Abraham Grierson has referred to this dialect as the Konkan Standard of Marathi in order to differentiate it from Konkani language.

The various sub dialects are: Parabhi, Koli, Kiristanva, Kunbi, Agari, Dhangari, Thakri, Karadhi and Maoli.

[3] Phudagi or Vadvali was primarily spoken by Vadvals, which basically means agricultural plot owners, of the Naigaon, Vasai to Dahanu region.

The striking feature of the dialect here contrasting it with Phudagi, is the preference of pronouncing the thinner 'l' and 'n' ('ल' and 'न') instead of the thicker 'l' and 'n' ('ळ' and 'ण'), which was retained even in the 1990s generation of speakers even for conversing normal Marathi.

Samavedi or Kadodi is spoken in the interiors of the Vasai-Virar region along the north of Mumbai, up to the Thane, Panvel and Uran talukas of Maharashtra.

The name of this language correctly suggests that its origins lie with the Samavedi[clarification needed] Brahmins native to this region.

This language, too, finds more speakers among the Roman Catholic converts native to the region (who are sometimes known as East Indians like other local Christians of Mumbai), but nevertheless is popular among the Samavedi Brahmins.