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Sindhi language

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Sindhi
سنڌي,, Sindhī
Native toPakistan, India. Also Hong Kong, Oman, Philippines, Singapore, UAE, UK, USA
RegionSindh, Balochistan and Gujarat
Native speakers
54.3 million
Indo-European
Arabic, Devanagari
Official status
Official language in
Sindh, Pakistan
Gujarat, India
Regulated bySindhi Language Authority (Pakistan)
Language codes
ISO 639-1sd
ISO 639-2snd
ISO 639-3snd
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Sindhi ( سنڌي, Sindhī) is an Indo-Aryan language of the Sindh region of South Asia, which is a province of Pakistan. It is spoken by about 41 million people in Pakistan and 2 million in the Republic of India.[1]

Dialects

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Sindhi has many dialects like:[2]

  • Uttaradi: spoken in Uttar north region of Sindh.
  • Vicholi: spoken in central region of Sindh. It is the standard and literary dialect of Sindhi.
  • Lari: it is spoken in "Lar" region of Sindh.
  • Lasi: spoken mainly in Lasbela district of balochistan, also spoken in Kirthar mountains of Sindh, in Sindh it is called as Kohistani.
  • Siroli/Siraiki: it is spoken in small numbers throughout Sindh, but mainly in northmost Sindh districts along the border of South Punjab.
  • Thareli: spoken north eastern thar desert called Nara desert, but mainly spoken in Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan, India.
  • Jadgali: this dialect of Sindhi is spoken in balochistan region of Pakistan and Iran, while some speakers are also found in Oman.
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References

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  1. "India's Sindhi community is flourishing but the going isn't always easy". 8 March 2019.
  2. "Linguistic Survey of India". dsal.uchicago.edu. Retrieved 2023-12-19.

Other websites

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