Sindhi | |
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Geographic distribution | India, Pakistan, Iran, Oman |
Linguistic classification | Indo-European |
Glottolog | sind1279 |
The Sindhi languages or Sindhic are Sindhi and those Indo-Aryan languages closest to it. They include some varieties traditionally considered to be Gujarati:
Language[a] | Speakers[1] | Region(s) |
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Sindhi | 38,000,000 | Sindh |
Kutchi | 1,031,000 | Kutch and Sindh |
Memoni | 1,800,000 | Sindh |
Luwati | 30,000 | Oman |
Jadgali | ? | Dashtiari County (Iran) |
Khetrani | 100,000 | Balochistan (Pakistan) |
Kholosi | 1,800 | Hormozgan Province (Iran) |
Lasi and Sindhi Bhil are sometimes added, but are commonly considered dialects of Sindhi proper.[2] It's not clear if Jandavra is Sindhi or Gujarati. Though Dhatki is a Rajasthani language, it is heavily influenced by Sindhi and Kutchi.[3]