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How are Rajasthani languages related to Hindi and Gujarati?

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Map highlighting the Indian state of Rajasthan in orange, located in the northwest of India with its capital Jaipur marked. Surrounding countries including Pakistan, China, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, and Sri Lanka are shown, along with major bodies of water such as the Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal. — Rajasthan Rajasthan, India.

Rajasthani languages are a group of Indo-Aryan languages that function as a linguistic transition zone between the Hindi areas to the east and the Gujarati areas to the southwest.1

Geographically and linguistically, Rajasthan serves as a bridge between these two major language groups. For instance, the northeastern Rajasthani dialect of Mewati shares characteristics with Braj Bhasha, which is a dialect of Hindi, particularly near the border with Uttar Pradesh.2

While Rajasthani languages are distinct, they are not recognized as official media under the constitution of India; instead, Hindi serves as the official language of the state and has, to some degree, overshadowed local dialects. All these languages belong to the broader Indo-Aryan subgroup of the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European language family.123