Sindhi languages

The Sindhi languages or Sindhic are Sindhi, its dialects and those Indo-Aryan languages closest to it.[1] They include some varieties traditionally considered to be Gujarati:

Sindhi
Sindhic
Geographic
distribution
India, Pakistan, Iran, Oman
Linguistic classificationIndo-European
Glottologsind1279
Language[a]Speakers[2]Region(s)
Sindhi38,000,000Sindh, Balochistan, India
Kutchi1,031,000Kutch and Sindh
Memoni1,800,000Sindh & Kathiawar [Gujarat]
Luwati30,000Oman
Jadgali?Dashtiari County (Iran)
Khetrani100,000Balochistan (Pakistan)
Kholosi1,800Hormozgan Province (Iran)

Lasi and 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]

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