Sindhi languages
| Sindhi | |
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| Sindhic | |
| Geographic distribution | India, Pakistan, Iran, Oman |
| Linguistic classification | Indo-European |
| Language codes | |
| Glottolog | sind1279 |
The Sindhi languages or Sindhic include Sindhi and its dialects as well as Indo-Aryan languages closely related to it.[1]
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| Language[a] | Speakers[2] | Region(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Sindhi | 38,000,000 | Sindh, Balochistan, various states of India |
| Kutchi | 1,031,000 | Kutch and Sindh |
| Memoni | 1,800,000 | Kathiawar and Sindh |
| Luwati | 30,000 | Oman |
| Jadgali | ? | Makran (Iran, Pakistan) |
| Kholosi | 1,800 | Hormozgan province (Iran) |
Lasi and Sindhi Bhil are sometimes added, but are commonly considered dialects of Sindhi proper.[3] It is not clear if Jandavra is Sindhi or Gujarati. Though Dhatki is a Rajasthani language, it is heavily influenced by Sindhi and Kutchi.Category:All articles with unsourced statementsCategory:Articles with unsourced statements from July 2024[citation needed] Khetrani shares grammatical features with both Sindhi and Saraiki but is not mutually intelligible with either.[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.Category:Language articles citing Ethnologue 19
- ↑ Ernst Kausen, 2006. Die Klassifikation der indogermanischen Sprachen (Microsoft Word, 133 KB)
- ↑ Elfenbein, Joseph H. (1994). "Notes on Khetrāni phonology". Studien zur Indologie und Iranistik. 19: 71–82. ISSN 0341-4191.