Sindhi languages
| Sindhi | |
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| Sindhic | |
| Geographic distribution | North-Western
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| Glottolog | sind1279 |
The Sindhi languages or Sindhic are Sindhi, its dialects and those Indo-Aryan languages closest to it.[1]
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| Language[a] | Speakers[2] | Region(s) |
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| Sindhi | 38,000,000 | Sindh, Balochistan, India |
| Kutchi | 1,031,000 | Kutch and Sindh
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| Memoni | 1,800,000 | Sindh & Kathiawar [Gujarat] |
| Luwati | 30,000 | Oman |
| Jadgali | ? | Dashtiari County (Iran) |
| Khetrani | 100,000 | Balochistan (Pakistan) |
| Kholosi | 1,800 | Hormozgan Province (Iran)
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Sindhi Bhil are sometimes added, but are commonly considered dialects of Sindhi proper.[3] It's not clear if Jandavra is Sindhi or Gujarati. Though Dhatki is a Rajasthani language, it is heavily influenced by Sindhi and Kutchi.[4]
See also
Notes
- ^ Includes variants and dialects
References
- ^ "Glottolog 4.8 - Sindhic". glottolog.org. Retrieved 2023-07-13.
- ^ Lewis, M. Paul; Gary F. Simons; Charles D. Fennig, eds. (2016). Ethnologue: Languages of the World (19th ed.). Dallas, Texas: SIL International.
- ^ Ernst Kausen, 2006. Die Klassifikation der indogermanischen Sprachen (Microsoft Word, 133 KB)
- ^ Laghari, Inayat Hussain (2005). "Dhataki (Thari) language is sub dialect of Sindhi language سندهی زبان کا ایک لہجہ ڈاٹکی (تهری".
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