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:
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Sindhi
38,000,000
Sindh, Balochistan, India
Kutchi
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30,000
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Dashtiari County (Iran)
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100,000
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1,800
Hormozgan 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]
^Lewis, M. Paul; Gary F. Simons; Charles D. Fennig, eds. (2016). Ethnologue: Languages of the World (19th ed.). Dallas, Texas: SIL International.
^Ernst Kausen, 2006. Die Klassifikation der indogermanischen Sprachen (Microsoft Word, 133 KB)
^Laghari, Inayat Hussain (2005). "Dhataki (Thari) language is sub dialect of Sindhi language سندهی زبان کا ایک لہجہ ڈاٹکی (تهری". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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