Sindhi languages

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

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

Lasi and Sindhi Bhil are sometimes added, but are commonly considered dialects of Sindhi proper. It's not clear if Jandavra is Sindhi or Gujarati. Though Dhatki is a Rajasthani language, it is heavily influenced by Sindhi and Kutchi.

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