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The predicative use of the form [-el] was noted as variant 2 of the grammatical feature ‘Perfective Aspect’. In the present note we will document the adjectival/attributive usage of [-el] in regional and social dialects of Marathi. [-al/il/el-] occurs as the adjectival participle in Sindhi, Maiyã (a north-western language), Gujarati, Bhili, Marathi–Konkani, Khandeshi (Ahirani), some varieties of Halbi and the eastern NIA languages (Southworth 2005: 132). Some examples:
Sindhi dhot-al-a kapra ‘washed clothes’ Gujarati lakh-el-o patra ‘the written letter’ Bhili pik-n-el ‘ripe’, kun-n-el ‘rotten’ Old Marathi tuṭ-al-i sauli ‘broken shadow’ Marathi kel-el-e kam ‘the done work’ Khandeshi kar-el kam ‘the done work’ Konkani pik-all-o ambe ‘ripe(ned) mangoes’ (Cited in Southworth ibid.) 1.0 Dialectal variation in {Past Participle}In the Survey of Dialects of the Marathi Language (SDML), the adjectival/attributive usage of [-el] was noted in 8 districts in northern and western Maharashtra: Buldhana, Jalgaon, Dhule, Nandurbar, Nashik, Palghar, Akola and Jalna. A description of the distribution of the grammatical feature according to region and social groups is given below.
| District | Taluka and Village |
|---|---|
| Akola | Akola - Gopalkhed (Kunbi community) and Yeota (Buddhist community) |
| Buldhana | Buldhana - Palaskhed Bhat (Rajput community), Jalgaon-Jamod - Nimkarad (Patil community), Shegaon - Shirajgaon (Nile) and Padsul |
| Jalna | Jalna - Dhawedi (Maratha community) |
| Jalgaon | Jalgaon - Dhamangaon and Wadli |
| Dhule | Dhule - Khede, Shirpur - Ambe, Sakri - Dhadne |
| Nandrubar | Nandurbar - Dhanora |
| Nashik | Satana - Daregaon, Triambakeshwar - Goldari and Zarwad (Khurd) |
| Palghar | Jawhar - Hateri (Warli community) |