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Sindhi
  • Sindhī
  • سِنڌِي‎
  • सिन्धी
Sindhi written in Perso-Arabic script and Devanagari
Native to
RegionSindhand near the border in neighbouring regions such asKutchandBalochistan
EthnicitySindhis
Native speakers
c. 32 million(2011–2017)
Naskh script,Devanagariand others[1]
Official status
Official language in
Regulated by
Language codes
ISO 639-1sd
ISO 639-2snd
ISO 639-3snd
Glottologsind1272Sindhi
Linguasphere59-AAF-f
The proportion of people with Sindhi as theirmother tonguein each PakistaniDistrictas of the2017 Pakistan Census
Sindhi is not endangered according to the classification system of theUNESCOAtlas of the World's Languages in Danger
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Sindhi(/ˈsɪndi/;[3]Sindhi:سِنڌِي‎(Perso-Arabic),सिन्धी(Devanagari)[sɪndʱiː]) is anIndo-Aryan languagespoken by about 30 million people in the Pakistani province ofSindh,where it has official status. It is also spoken by a further 1.7 million people in India, where it is ascheduled language,without any state-level official status. The main writing system is thePerso-Arabicscript, which accounts for the majority of the Sindhi literature and is the only one currently used in Pakistan. In India, both the Perso-Arabic script andDevanagariare used.

Sindhi is first attested in historical records within the Nātyaśāstra, a text thought to have been composed between 200 B.C. and 200 A.D. The earliest written evidence of Sindhi as a language can be found in a translation of the Qur’an into Sindhi dating back to 883 A.D.[4]Sindhi was one of the first Indo-Aryan languages to encounter influence fromPersianandArabicfollowing theUmayyad conquestin 712 CE. A substantial body of Sindhi literature developed during the Medieval period, the most famous of which is the religious and mystic poetry ofShah Abdul Latif Bhittaifrom the 18th century. Modern Sindhi was promoted under British rule beginning in 1843, which led to the current status of the language in independent Pakistan after 1947.

History

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Origins

The name "Sindhi" is derived from theSanskritsíndhu,the original name of theIndus River,along whose delta Sindhi is spoken.[5]

Like other languages of the Indo-Aryan family, Sindhi is descended from Old Indo-Aryan (Sanskrit) via Middle Indo-Aryan (Pali,secondary Prakrits, andApabhramsha). 20th century Western scholars such asGeorge Abraham Griersonbelieved that Sindhi descended specifically from the Vrācaḍa dialect of Apabhramsha (described byMarkandeyaas being spoken inSindhu-deśa,corresponding to modern Sindh) but later work has shown this to be unlikely.[6]

Early Sindhi (2nd–16th centuries)

Literary attestation of early Sindhi is sparse. Sindhi is first mentioned in historical records within the Nātyaśāstra, a text on dramaturgy thought to have been composed between 200 B.C. and 200 A.D. The earliest written evidence of Sindhi as a language can be found in a translation of the Qur’an into Sindhi dating back to 883 A.D.[4]Historically,Isma'ilireligious literature and poetry in India, as old as the 11th century CE, used a language that was closely related to Sindhi andGujarati.Much of this work is in the form ofginans(a kind of devotional hymn).[7][8]

Sindhi was the first Indo-Aryan language to be in close contact withArabicandPersianfollowing theUmayyad conquest of Sindhin 712 CE.

Medieval Sindhi (16th–19th centuries)

Medieval Sindhi literature is of a primarily religious genre, comprising a syncreticSufiandAdvaita Vedantapoetry, the latter in the devotionalbhaktitradition. The earliest known Sindhi poet of the Sufi tradition isQazi Qadan(1493–1551). Other early poets wereShah Inat Rizvi(c.1613–1701) andShah Abdul Karim Bulri(1538–1623). These poets had a mystical bent that profoundly influenced Sindhi poetry for much of this period.[7]

Another famous part of Medieval Sindhi literature is a wealth of folktales, adapted and readapted into verse by many bards at various times and possibly much older than their earliest literary attestations. These include romantic epics such asSassui Punnhun,Sohni Mahiwal,Momal Rano,Noori Jam Tamachi,Lilan Chanesar,and others.[9]

The greatest poet of Sindhi wasShah Abdul Latif Bhittai(1689/1690–1752), whose verses were compiled into theShah Jo Risaloby his followers. While primarily Sufi, his verses also recount traditional Sindhi folktales and aspects of the cultural history of Sindh.[7]

The first attested Sindhi translation of the Quran was done byAkhund Azaz Allah Muttalawi(1747–1824) and published inGujaratin 1870. The first to appear in print was by Muhammad Siddiq in 1867.[10]

Modern Sindhi (1843–present)

In 1843, theBritish conquest of Sindhled the region to become part of theBombay Presidency.Soon after, in 1848, Governor George Clerk established Sindhi as the official language in the province, removing the literary dominance ofPersian.Sir Bartle Frere, the then commissioner of Sindh, issued orders on August 29, 1857, advising civil servants in Sindh to pass an examination in Sindhi. He also ordered the use of Sindhi in official documents.[11]In 1868, theBombay PresidencyassignedNarayan Jagannath Vaidyato replace theAbjadused in Sindhi with theKhudabadi script.The script was decreed a standard script by the Bombay Presidency thus inciting anarchy in theMuslimmajority region. A powerful unrest followed, after which TwelveMartial Lawswere imposed by the British authorities. The granting of official status of Sindhi along with script reforms ushered in the development of modern Sindhi literature.

The first printed works in Sindhi were produced at the Muhammadi Press inBombaybeginning in 1867. These included Islamic stories set in verse byMuhammad Hashim Thattvi,one of the renowned religious scholars of Sindh.[9]

ThePartition of Indiain 1947 resulted in most Sindhi speakers ending up in the new state ofPakistan,commencing a push to establish a strong sub-national linguistic identity for Sindhi. This manifested in resistance to the imposition ofUrduand eventuallySindhi nationalismin the 1980s.[12]

The language and literary style of contemporary Sindhi writings in Pakistan and India were noticeably diverging by the late 20th century; authors from the former country were borrowing extensively from Urdu, while those from the latter were highly influenced by Hindi.[13]

Geographic distribution

In Pakistan, Sindhi is the first language of 30.26 million people, or 14.6% of the country's population as of the 2017 census. 29.5 million of these are found inSindh,where they account for 62% of the total population of the province. There are 0.56 million speakers in the province ofBalochistan,[14]especially in theKacchi Plainthat encompasses the districts ofLasbela,Hub,Kachhi,Sibi,Sohbatpur,Jafarabad,Jhal Magsi,Usta MuhammadandNasirabad.

In India, Sindhi mother tongue speakers were distributed in the following states:

2011 Census Statistics (India Total: 2,772,264)[15][a]
State Population
Gujarat 1,184,024
Maharashtra 723,748
Rajashtan 386,569
Madhya Pradesh 245,161
Chattisgarh 93,424
Delhi (NCT) 31,177
Uttar Pradesh 28,952
Assam 19,646
Karnataka 16,954
Andhra Pradesh 11,299
Tamil Nadu 8,448
West Bengal 7,828
Uttarakhand 2,863
Odisha 2,338
Bihar 2,227
Jharkhand 1,701
Haryana 1,658
Kerala 1,251
Punjab 754
Goa 656
DadraandNagar

and DamanandDiu

894
Meghalaya 236
Chandigarh 134
Puducherry 94
Nagaland 82
Himachal Pradesh 62
Tripura 30
Jammu and Kashmir 19
Andaman and Nicobar Islands 14
Arunachal Pradesh 12
Lakshadweep 7
Sikkim 2

Official status

Sindhi is the official language of the Pakistani province ofSindh[16][2]and one of the scheduled languages of India, where it does not have any state-level status.[17]

Prior to the inception of Pakistan, Sindhi was the national language of Sindh.[18][19][20][21] The Pakistan Sindh Assembly has ordered compulsory teaching of the Sindhi language in all private schools in Sindh.[22]According to the Sindh Private Educational Institutions Form B (Regulations and Control) 2005 Rules, "All educational institutions are required to teach children the Sindhi language.[23]Sindh Education and Literacy Minister,Syed Sardar Ali Shah,and Secretary of School Education, Qazi Shahid Pervaiz, have ordered the employment of Sindhi teachers in all private schools in Sindh so that this language can be easily and widely taught.[24]Sindhi is taught in all provincial private schools that follow the Matric system and not the ones that follow the Cambridge system.[25]

At theoccasionof'Mother Language Day' in 2023, theSindh Assemblyunder Culture ministerSardar Ali Shah,passed aunanimousresolutionto extend the use oflanguagetoprimarylevel[26]and increase thestatusof Sindhi as anational language[27][28][29]ofPakistan.

The Indian Government has legislated Sindhi as a scheduled language inIndia,making it an option for education. Despite lacking any state-level status, Sindhi is still a prominent minority language in the Indian state ofRajasthan.[30]

There are many Sindhi language television channels broadcasting in Pakistan such as Time News, KTN,Sindh TV,Awaz Television Network,Mehran TV, andDharti TV.

Dialects

The dialects of Sindhi language shown on map.

Sindhi has many dialects, and forms adialect continuumat some places with neighboring languages such asSaraikiandGujarati.Some of the documented dialects of Sindhi are:[31][32][33][34][35]

  • Vicholi:The prestige dialect spoken aroundHyderabadand central Sindh (theVicholoregion). The literary standard of Sindhi is based on this dialect.
  • Uttaradi:The dialect of northern Sindh (Uttaru,meaning "north" ), with minor differences inLarkana,Shikarpurand in parts ofSukkurandKandiaro.[36]
  • Lari:The dialect of southern Sindh (Lāṛu) spoken around areas likeKarachi,Thatta,Sujawal,Tando Muhammad KhanandBadindistricts.
  • Siroli/SiraikiorUbheji:The dialect of northernmost Sindh (Siro,meaning "head" ).[37]Spoken in smaller number all over Sindh but mainly inJacobabadandKashmoredistricts, it has little similarity with theSaraiki languageof South Punjab[38]and has variously been treated either as a dialect of Saraiki or as a dialect of Sindhi.[39]
  • Lasi:The dialect ofLasbela,HubandGwadardistricts in Balochistan, closely related to Lari and Vicholi, and in contact withBalochi.
  • Firaqi Sindhi:The dialect of theKachhi plainsthe north eastern districts of Balochistan, where it is referred to as Firaqi Sindhi or commonly just Sindhi.[40][41]
  • Thareli:also called Tharechi dialect, spoken in north easternTharDesert of Sindh, called Nara desert (Achhro thar), but mainly spoken in the western part ofJaisalmerdistrict ofRajasthan,India by many Sindhi Muslims.[42][43]
  • Sindhi Bhili:It is a dialect spoken in Sindh by the SindhiMeghwarsandBheels.[44]Sindhi Bhil is known to have many old Sindhi words, which were lost after Arabic, Persian, and Chaghatai influence.[45][46]

The variety of Sindhi spoken by Sindhi Hindus who emigrated to India is known as Dukslinu Sindhi. Furthermore,KutchiandJadgaliare sometimes classified as dialects of Sindhi rather than independent languages.

Sindhi dialects Comparison[47]
English Vicholi Lari Uttaradi Lasi Kutchi[48] Dhatki
I Aao(n) Aao(n) Mā(n) Ã Aau(n) Hu(n)
My Muhnjo Mujo Mānjo/Māhjo Mojo/Mājo Mujo Mānjo/Māhyo
You "Sin, plu" (formal) Awha(n)/Awhee(n)

Tawha(n)/Tawhee(n)

Aa(n)/Aei(n) Taha(n)/Taa(n)/

Tahee(n)/Taee(n)

Awa(n)/Ai(n) Aa(n)/Ai(n) Awha/Ahee(n)/ Aween
To me Mukhe Muke Mānkhe Mukh Muke Mina
We Asee(n) Asee(n), Pān Asā(n) Asee(n) Asee(n), Pān Asee(n), Asā(n)
What Chha/Kahirō Kujjāro/Kujja Chha/Shha Chho Kuro Kee
Why Chho Ko Chho/Shho Chhela Kolāi/Kurelāe Kayla
How Kiya(n) Kei(n) Kiya(n) Kee(n) Kiya(n)
No Na, Kōna, Kōn Nā(n), Kīna Na, Kōna, Kāna, Kon, Kān Nā(n), Ma Nā Nā, Ni, Ko, Kon, Ma
Legs (plural, fem) Tangu(n), Jjanghu(n) Tangu(n), Jjangu(n) Tangā(n), Jjanghā(n)
Foot Pair Pair/Pagg/Pagulo Pair Pair Pag Pagg, Pair
Far Pare Ddoor Pare/Parte Ddor Chhete Ddor
Near Vejhō Vejo/Ōdō/Ōdirō/Ore Vejhō/Vejhe/Orte Ōddō Wat, bājūme Nerro
Good/Excellent Sutho, Chaṅō Khāso/Sutho/Thhāuko Sutho, Bhalo, Chango Khāsho Khāso, Laat Sutho, Phutro, Thhāuko
High Utāho Ucho Mathe Ucho Ucho Uncho
Silver Rupo Chādi/Rupo Chāndi Rupo Rupo
Father Piu Pay/Abo/Aba/Ada Pee/Babo/Pirhe(n) Pe Pe, Bapa, Ada
Wife Joe/Gharwāri Joe/Wani/Kuwār Zaal/Gharwāri Zaal Vahu/Vau Ddosi, Luggai
Man Mardu Māņu/Mārū/Mard

/Murs/Musālu

Mānhu/Musālo/Bhāi

/Kāko/Hamra

Mānhu Māḍū/Mārū Mārū
Woman Aurat Zāla/ōrat/ōlath Māi/Ran Zāla Bāeḍi/Bāyaḍī
Child/Baby Bbār/Ningar/Bbālak Bbār/Ningar/Gabhur/

Bacho/Kako

Bbār/Bacho/Adro/

Phar (animal)

Gabhar Bār/Gabhar
Daughter Dhiu/Niyāni Dia/Niyāni/Kañā Dhee/Adri Dhia Dhi Dikri
Sun Siju Sij, Sūrij Sijhu Siju Sūraj Sūraj
Sunlight Kārro Oosa Tarko
Cat Billi Bili/Pusani Billi Phushini Minni
Rain Barsāt/Mee(n)h

/Bārish

Varsāt/Mee(n)/Mai(n) Barsāt/Mee(n)hu Varsāt Meh, Maiwla
And Aēi(n) Ãū(n)/Ãē(n)/Nē Aēi(n)/Aū(n)/Aen Ãē/Or Nē/Anē A'e(n)/Ān
Also Pin/Bhi Pin, Bee Bu/Pun Pin/Pan
Is Āhe Āye Aa/Āhe/Hai Āhe/Āye Āye Āhe/Āh/Āye/Hai
Fire Bāhe Bāē/āgg/jjērō Bāhe/Bāh Jjērō Jirō/lagāņō/āg
Water Pāņī Pāņī/Jal Pāņī Pāņī Pāņī/Jal Pāņī
Where Kithē Kithē Kithē, Kāthe, Kehda, Kāday, Kādah, Kidah, Kithrē Kith Kithē Kith
Sleep Nindr(a) Nind(a) Nindr(a) Nind Ninder Oongh
Slap Thaparr/Chammāt Tārr Chamātu/Chapātu/

Lapātu/Thapu

To Wash Dhoain(u) Dhun(u) Dhoain(u)/Dhuan(u)/

Dhowan(u)

Dhuwan(u)/

Dhoon(u)

Will write (Masc) Likhandum, Likhandus Likhados Likhdum, Likhdus Likhdosī Likhsā(n)
I Went Aao(n) Vius Aao(n) Vēs Ma(n) Vayus (m)/ Vayas (f) Ã viosī Hu Gios

Grammar

Phonology

Sindhi has a relatively large inventory of both consonants and vowels compared to other Indo-Aryan languages.[49]Sindhi has 46consonantphonemesand 10vowels.[50]The consonant to vowel ratio is around average for the world's languages at 2.8.[51]Allplosives,affricates,nasals,theretroflex flap,and thelateral approximant/l/ haveaspiratedorbreathy voicedcounterparts. The language also features fourimplosives.

Consonants

Sindhi consonants[52]
Labial Dental/
alveolar 		Retroflex (Alveolo-)
Palatal 		Velar Glottal
Nasal plain mم‎ nن‎ ɳڻ‎ ɲڃ‎ ŋڱ‎
breathy mʱمھ‎ nʱنھ‎ ɳʱڻھ‎
Stop/
Affricate 		plain pپ‎ bب‎ t̪ت‎ d̪د‎ ʈٽ‎ ɖڊ‎ tɕچ‎ dʑج‎ kڪ‎ ɡگ‎
breathy pʰڦ‎ bʱڀ‎ t̪ʰٿ‎ d̪ʱڌ‎ ʈʰٺ‎ ɖʱڍ‎ tɕʰڇ‎ dʑʱجھ‎ kʰک‎ ɡʱگھ‎
Implosive ɓٻ‎ ɗڏ‎ ʄڄ‎ ɠڳ‎
Fricative fف‎ sس‎ zز‎ ʂش‎ xخ‎ ɣغ‎ hھ‎
Approximant plain ʋو‎ lل‎ jي‎
breathy lʱلھ‎
Rhotic plain rر‎ ɽڙ‎
breathy ɽʱڙھ‎

The retroflex consonants areapicalpostalveolarand do not involve curling back of the tip of the tongue,[53]so they could be transcribed[t̠,t̠ʰ,d̠,d̠ʱn̠n̠ʱɾ̠ɾ̠ʱ]in phonetic transcription. The affricates/tɕ,tɕʰ,dʑ,dʑʱ/are laminal post-alveolars with a relatively short release. It is not clear if/ɲ/is similar, or truly palatal.[54]/ʋ/is realized as labiovelar[w]or labiodental[ʋ]in free variation, but is not common, except before a stop.

The vowel phonemes of Sindhi on avowel chart

Vowels

Front Central Back
Close i u
Near-close ɪ ʊ
Close-mid e o
Mid ə
Open-mid æ ɔ
Open ɑ

The vowels are modal length/ieæɑɔou/and short/ɪʊə/.Consonants following short vowels are lengthened:/pət̪o/[pət̪ˑoː]'leaf' vs./pɑt̪o/[pɑːt̪oː]'worn'.

Nouns

Sindhi nouns distinguish twogenders(masculine and feminine), twonumbers(singular and plural), and fivecases(nominative, vocative, oblique, ablative, and locative). This is a similar paradigm toPunjabi.Almost all Sindhi noun stems end in a vowel, except for some recent loanwords. The declension of a noun in Sindhi is largely determined from its grammatical gender and the final vowel (or if there is no final vowel). Generally,-ostems are masculine and-astems are feminine, but the other final vowels can belong to either gender.

The different paradigms are listed below with examples.[55]The ablative and locative cases are used with only some lexemes in the singular number and hence not listed, but predictably take the suffixes-ā̃/-aū̃/-ū̃(ABL) and-i(LOC).

SG PL Gloss
NOM VOC OBL NOM VOC OBL
M I ڇوڪِرو‎
chokiro 		ڇوڪِرا‎
chokirā 		ڇوڪِري‎
chokire 		ڇوڪِرا‎
chokirā 		ڇوڪِرا / ڇوڪِرَ‎
chokirā/chokira 		ڇوڪِرَنِ‎
chokirani 		boy
II ٻارُ‎
ɓāru 		ٻارَ‎
ɓāra 		ٻارو / ٻارَ‎
ɓāra/ɓāro 		ٻارَنِ‎
ɓārani 		child
III ساٿِي‎
sāthī 		ساٿِيءَ‎
sāthīa 		ساٿِي‎
sāthī 		ساٿيئَرو‎
sāthīaro 		ساٿيَنِ‎
sāthyani 		companion
رَھاڪُو‎
rahākū 		رَھاڪُوءَ‎
rahākūa 		رَھاڪُو‎
rahākū 		رَھاڪُئو‎
rahākuo 		رَھاڪُنِ‎
rahākuni 		inhabitant
IV راجا‎
rājā 		راجا / راجائتو‎
rājā/rājāito 		راجائُنِ‎
rājāuni 		king
سيٺُ‎
seṭhu 		سيٺَ‎
seṭha 		سيٺَنِ‎
seṭhani 		merchant
F I زالَ‎
zāla 		زالُون‎
zālū̃ 		زالُنِ‎
zāluni 		woman, wife
سَسُ‎
sasu 		سَسُون‎
sasū̃ 		سَسُنِ‎
sasuni 		mother-in-law
II دَوا‎
davā 		دَوائُون‎
davāū̃ 		دَوائُنِ‎
davāuni 		medicine
راتِ‎
rāti 		راتيُون‎
rātyū̃ 		راتيُنِ‎
rātyuni 		night
هوٽَل‎
hoṭal 		هوٽَلُون‎
hoṭalū̃ 		هوٽَلُنِ‎
hoṭaluni 		hotel
III ڳَئُون‎
ɠaū̃ 		ڳَئُونَ‎
ɠaū̃a 		ڳَئُون‎
ɠaū̃ 		ڳَئُونِ‎
ɠaūni 		cow
IV نَدِي‎
nadī 		نَدِيءَ‎
nadīa 		نَديُون‎
nadyū̃ 		نَديُنِ‎
nadyuni 		river

A few nouns representing familial relations take irregular declensions with an extension in-r-in the plural. These are the masculine nounsڀاءُ‎bhāu"brother",پِيءُ‎pīu"father", and the feminine nounsڌِيءَ‎dhīa"daughter",نُونھَن‎nū̃hã"daughter-in-law",ڀيڻَ‎bheṇa"sister",ماءُ‎māu"mother", andجوءِ‎joi"wife".[55]

SG PL Gloss
NOM VOC OBL NOM VOC OBL
M ڀاءُ‎
bhāu 		ڀائُرُ / ڀائُرَ‎
bhāuru/bhāura 		ڀائُرَ / ڀائُرو‎
bhāura/bhāuro 		ڀائُرَنِ / ڀائُنِ‎
bhāurani/bhāuni 		brother
F ڌِيءَ / ڌِيءُ‎
dhīa/dhīu 		ڌِيئَرُ / ڌِيئَرُون / ڌِيئُون‎
dhīaru/dhīarū̃/dhīū̃ 		ڌِيئَرُنِ / ڌِيئُنِ‎
dhīaruni/dhīuni 		daughter

Pronouns

Personal pronouns

Like other Indo-Aryan languages, Sindhi has first and second-personpersonal pronounsas well as several types of third-person proximal and distaldemonstratives.These decline in the nominative and oblique cases. The genitive is a special form for the first and second-person singular, but formed as usual with the oblique and case marker جوjofor the rest. The personal pronouns are listed below.[56]

Personal pronouns
SG PL
1 2 1 2
NOM مَان / آئُون
mā̃/āū̃ 		تُون
tū̃ 		اَسِين
asī̃ 		تَوِهِين
tavhī̃
OBL مُون
mū̃ 		تو
to 		اَسَان
asā̃ 		تَوِهَان
tavhā̃
GEN مُنهِنجو
mũhinjo 		تُنهِنجو
tũhinjo 		—

The third-person pronouns are listed below. Besides the unmarked demonstratives, there are also "specific" and "present" demonstratives. In the nominative singular, the demonstratives are marked for gender. Some other pronouns which decline identically to ڪوko"someone" are هَرڪوhar-ko"everyone", سَڀڪوsabh-ko"all of them", جيڪوje-ko"whoever" (relative), and تيڪوte-ko"that one" (correlative).[56]

Third-person pronouns
Demonstrative Interrogative Relative Correlative
Unmarked Specific Present Indefinite
PROX DIST PROX DIST PROX DIST
SG NOM M هِي
hī 		هُو
hū 		اِهو
iho 		اُهو
uho 		اِجهو
ijho 		اوجهو
ojho 		ڪو
ko 		ڪيرُ
keru 		جو
jo 		سو
so
F هِيءَ
hīa 		هُوءَ
hūa 		اِهَا
ihā 		اُهَا
uhā 		اِجهَا
ijhā 		اوجهَا
ojhā 		ڪَا
kā 		ڪيرَ
kera 		جَا
jā 		سَا
sā
OBL هِنَ
hina 		هُنَ
huna 		اِنهين
inhẽ 		اُنهين
unhẽ 		— ڪَنهِن
kãhĩ 		جَنهِن
jãhĩ 		تَنهِن
tãhĩ
PL NOM هِي
hī 		هُو
hū 		اِهي
ihe 		اُهي
uhe 		اِجهي
ijhe 		اوجهي
ojhe 		ڪي
ke 		ڪيرَ
kera 		جي
je 		سي
se
OBL هِنَنِ
hinani 		هُنَنِ
hunani 		اِنهَنِ
inhani 		اُنهَنِ
unhani 		— ڪِنِ
kini 		جِنِ
jini 		تنِ
tini

Numerals

Num. Cardinal
0 ٻُڙِي ɓuṛi
1 هِڪُ hiku
2 ٻَه ɓa
3 ٽِي ṭī
4 چَارِ cāri
5 پَنج pañja
6 ڇَهَه chaha
7 سَتَ sata
8 اَٺَ aṭha
9 نَوَ nava
Num. Cardinal
10 ڏَهَه ɗaha
11 يَارَنهَن yārãhã
12 ٻَارَهَن ɓārahã
13 تيرَهَن terahã
14 چوڏَهَن coɗahã
15 پَندرَهَن pandrahã
16 سورَهَن sorahã
17 سَترَهَن satrahã
18 اَرِڙَهَن / اَٺَارَهَن ariṛahã / aṭhārahã
19 اُڻوِيهَه uṇvīha

Postpositions

Most nominal relations (e.g. thesemantic roleof a nominal as an argument to a verb) are indicated using postpositions, which follow a noun in the oblique case. The subject of the verb takes the bare oblique case, while the object may be in nominative case or in oblique case and followed by theaccusative casemarker کيkhe.[57]

The postpositions are divided intocase markers,which directly follow the noun, andcomplex postpositions,which combine with a case marker (usually the genitive جوjo).

Case markers

The case markers are listed below.[57]: 399 

The postpositions with the suffix-odecline in gender and number to agree with their governor, e.g. ڇوڪِرو جو پِيءُchokiro j-o pīu"the boy's father" but ڇوڪِر جِي مَاءُchokiro j-ī māu"the boy's mother".

Case markers
Case Marker Example English
Nominative — ڇوڪِرو
chokiro		 the boy
Accusative
Dative 		کي
khe 		ڇوڪِري کي
chokire khe 		the boy
to the boy
Genitive جو
j-o		 ڇوڪِري جو
chokire jo 		of the boy
سَندو
sand-o		 ڇوڪِري سَندو
chokire sando
Sociative سُڌو
sudh-o		 ڇوڪِري سُڌو
chokire sudho		 along with the boy
Comitative
Instrumental 		سَان
sā̃		 ڇوڪِري سَان
chokire sā̃ 		with the boy
سَاڻُ
sāṇu		 ڇوڪِري سَاڻُ
chokire sāṇu
Locative ۾
mẽ		 ڇوڪِري ۾
chokire mẽ 		in the boy
مَنجهِ
manjhi		 ڇوڪِري مَنجهِ
chokire manjhi
Adessive تي
te		 ڇوڪِري تي
chokire te		 on the boy
وَٽِ
vaṭi		 ڇوڪِري وَٽِ
chokire vaṭi		 near the boy
the boy has...
Orientative ڏَانهَن
ḍā̃hã		 ڇوڪِري ڏَانهَن
chokire ḍā̃hã		 towards the boy
Terminative تَائيِن
tāī̃		 ڇوڪِري تَائيِن
chokire tāī̃		 up to the boy
Benefactive لاءِ
lāi		 ڇوڪِري لاءِ
chokire lāi		 for the boy
Semblative وَانگُرُ
vānguru		 ڇوڪِري وَانگُرُ
chokire vānguru 		like the boy
جَهڙو
jahṛ-o		 ڇوڪِري جَهڙو
chokire jahṛo

There are severalablative casemarkers formed from the spatial postpositions and the ablative ending-ā̃.These indicate complex motion such as "from inside of".[57]: 400 

Ablative case markers
Marker Example English
کَان
khā̃		 ڇوڪِري کَان
chokire khā̃		 from the boy
مَان
mā̃		 ڇوڪِري مَان
chokire mā̃		 from inside the boy
تَان
tā̃		 ڇوڪِري تَان
chokire tā̃		 from upon the boy
ڏَانهَان
ḍā̃hā̃		 ڇوڪِري ڏَانهَان
chokire ḍā̃hā̃		 from the direction of the boy

Finally, some case markers are found in medieval Sindhi literature and/or modern poetic Sindhi, and otherwise not used in standard speech.

Obsolete/rare case markers
Case Marker Example English
Accusative
Adessive		 ڪَني
kane		 ڇوڪِري ڪَني
chokire kane		 to/near the boy

Complex postpositions

The complex postpositions are formed with a case marker, usually the genitive but sometimes the ablative. Many are listed below.[57]: 405 

Sindhi Transliteration Explanation
جي اَڳيَان je aɠyā̃ "ahead of, before";apudessive
جي اَندَرِ je andari "inside of";inessive
جي بَدِرَان je badirā̃ "instead of, in place of"
جي بَرَابَر je barābar "equal to"
جي ٻَاهَرَان je ɓāharā̃ "outside of"
کَان ٻَاهَرِ khā̃ ɓāhari
جي باري ۾ je bāre mẽ "about, concerning"
جي چَوڌَارِي je caudhārī "around"
جي هيٺَان je heṭhā̃ "below, under"
جي ڪَري je kare "for, on account of"
جي لَاءِ je lāi "for"
جي مَٿَان je mathā̃ "above, on top of, upon"
کَان پَري khā̃ pare "far from"
جي پَارِ je pāri "across, on the other side of"
جي پَاسي je pāse "on the side of, near"
کَان پوءِ khā̃ poi "after"
جي پُٺيَان je puṭhyā̃ "behind"
جي سَامهون je sāmhõ "in front of, facing"
کَان سِوَاءِ khā̃ sivāi "besides, apart from"
جي وَاسطي je vāste "for the sake of, on account of"
جي ويجهو je vejho "near";adessive
جي وِچِ ۾ je vici mẽ "between, among"
جي خَاطِرِ je xātiri "for the sake of"
جي خِلَافِ je xilāfi "against"
جي ذَرِيعي je zarī'e "via, through";perlative

Vocabulary

According to historianNabi Bux Baloch,most Sindhi vocabulary is from ancientSanskrit.However, owing to the influence of the Persian language over the subcontinent, Sindhi has adapted many words from Persian and Arabic. It has also borrowed from English andHindustani.Today, Sindhi in Pakistan is slightly influenced byUrdu[citation needed],with more borrowed Perso-Arabic elements, while Sindhi in India is influenced by Hindi[citation needed],with more borrowedtatsamSanskrit elements.[58]

Writing systems

Sindhis in Pakistan use a version of thePerso-Arabic scriptwith new letters adapted to Sindhi phonology, while in India a greater variety of scripts are in use, includingDevanagari,Khudabadi,Khojki,andGurmukhi.[59]Perso-Arabic for Sindhi was also made digitally accessible relatively earlier.[60]

The earliest attested records in Sindhi are from the 15th century.[13]Before the standardisation of Sindhi orthography, numerous forms ofDevanagariandLaṇḍāscripts were used for trading. For literary and religious purposes, aPerso-Arabic scriptdeveloped byAbul-Hasan as-SindiandGurmukhi(a subset of Laṇḍā) were used. Another two scripts, Khudabadi and Shikarpuri, were reforms of the Landa script.[61][62]During British rule in the late 19th century, the Perso-Arabic script was decreed standard over Devanagari.[63]

Laṇḍā scripts

Laṇḍā-based scripts, such asGurmukhi,Khojki,and the Khudabadi script were used historically to write Sindhi.

Khudabadi

Khudabadi
orSindhi
ISO 15924
ISO 15924Sind(318),​Khudawadi, Sindhi
Unicode
Unicode alias
Khudawadi
U+112B0–U+112FF

The Khudabadi Alpha bet was invented in 1550 CE, and was used alongside other scripts by the Hindu community until the colonial era, where the sole usage of the Arabic script for official purposes was legislated.

The script continued to be used on a smaller scale by the trader community until thePartition of Indiain 1947.[64]

ə a ɪ i ʊ uː e ɛ o ɔ
k kʰ ɡ ɠ ɡʱ ŋ
c cʰ ɟ ʄ ɟʱ ɲ
ʈ ʈʰ ɖ ɗ ɽ ṛ ɳ
t tʰ d dʱ n
p pʰ f b ɓ bʱ m
j r l ʋ
ʂ s h

Khojki

Khojki was employed primarily to record Muslim Shia Ismaili religious literature, as well as literature for a few secret Shia Muslim sects.[65] [66]

Gurmukhi

The Gurmukhi script was also used to write Sindhi, mainly in India by Hindus.[64][65]

Perso-Arabic script

Sindhi Alpha bet
ابٻڀپتٿٽٺثجڄجهہڃچڇحخدڌڏڊڍذرڙزسشصضطظعغفڦقڪکگڳگهہڱلمنڻوھءي
ExtendedPerso-Arabic script

During theBritish raj,a variant of thePersian Alpha betwas adopted for Sindhi in the 19th century. The script is used in Pakistan and India today. It has a total of 52 letters, augmenting the Persian withdigraphsand eighteen new letters (ڄ ٺ ٽ ٿ ڀ ٻ ڙ ڍ ڊ ڏ ڌ ڇ ڃ ڦ ڻ ڱ ڳ ڪ‎) for sounds particular to Sindhi and other Indo-Aryan languages. Some letters that are distinguished in Arabic or Persian are homophones in Sindhi.

جهہ‎ ڄ‎ ج‎ پ‎ ث‎ ٺ‎ ٽ‎ ٿ‎ ت‎ ڀ‎ ٻ‎ ب‎ ا‎
ɟʱ ʄ ɟ p s ʈʰ ʈ tʰ t bʱ ɓ b ɑːʔ∅
ڙ‎ ر‎ ذ‎ ڍ‎ ڊ‎ ڏ‎ ڌ‎ د‎ خ‎ ح‎ ڇ‎ چ‎ ڃ‎
ɽ r z ɖʱ ɖ ɗ dʱ d x h cʰ c ɲ
ڪ‎ ق‎ ڦ‎ ف‎ غ‎ ع‎ ظ‎ ط‎ ض‎ ص‎ ش‎ س‎ ز‎
k q pʰ f ɣ ɑːoːeːʔ∅ z t z s ʂ s z
ي‎ ء‎ ه‎ و‎ ڻ‎ ن‎ م‎ ل‎ ڱ‎ گهہ‎ ڳ‎ گ‎ ک‎
jiː ʔ∅ h ʋʊoːɔːuː ɳ n m l ŋ ɡʱ ɠ ɡ kʰ
Farsi (perso-Arabic) or Shikarpuri Sindhi.

Devanagari script

In India, the Devanagari script is also used to write Sindhi.[65]A modern version was introduced by the government of India in 1948; however, it did not gain full acceptance, so both the Sindhi-Arabic and Devanagari scripts are used. In India, a person may write a Sindhi language paper for a Civil Services Examination in either script.[67]Devanagari was seen as the most practical option for Sindhi language in India.[1]Diacriticalbars below the letter are used to mark implosive consonants, anddotscallednuktaare used to form other additional consonants.

अ आ इ ई उ ऊ ए ऐ ओ औ
ə a ɪ i ʊ uː e ɛ o ɔ
क ख ख़ ग ॻ ग़ घ ङ
k kʰ x ɡ ɠ ɣ ɡʱ ŋ
च छ ज ॼ ज़ झ ञ
c cʰ ɟ ʄ z ɟʱ ɲ
ट ठ ड ॾ ड़ ढ ढ़ ण
ʈ ʈʰ ɖ ɗ ɽ ɖʱ ɽʱ ɳ
त थ द ध न
t tʰ d dʱ n
प फ फ़ ब ॿ भ म
p pʰ f b ɓ bʱ m
य र ल व
j r l ʋ
श ष स ह
ʂ ʂ s h

Roman Sindhi

See also:Romanisation of Sindhi

The Sindhi-Roman script or Roman-Sindhi script is the contemporary Sindhi script usually used by the Sindhis when texting messages on their mobile phones.[68][69]

Advocacy

See also:1972 Sindhi Language Bill

In 1972, an bill was passed by the provincial assembly of Sindh which saw Sindhi, given official status thus becoming the firstprovincial languageinPakistanto have its own official status.

  • Sindhi language was made the official language ofSindhaccording toLanguage Bill.
  • All Educational institutes in Sindh are mandated to teach Sindhi as per the bill.

Software

By 2001,Abdul-Majid Bhurgri[failed verification]had coordinated with Microsoft to develop Unicode-based Software in the form of thePerso-ArabicSindhi script which afterwards became the basis for the communicated use by Sindhi speakers around the world.[70]In 2016, Google introduced the first automated translator for Sindhi language.[71][72]Later on in 2023 an offline support was introduced byGoogle Translate.[73][74]Which was followed byMicrosoft Translatorstrengthening support in May of same year.[75][76]

In June 2014, theKhudabadi scriptof the Sindhi language was added toUnicode,However as of now the script currently has no proper rendering support to view it in unsupported devices.

See also

Notes

  1. ^This is the number of people who identified their mother-tongue as "Sindhi"; it does not include speakers of related languages, likeKutchi.

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External links

Sindhi editionofWikipedia,the free encyclopedia
Wikivoyage has a travel guide forSindhi phrasebook.
Wikimedia Commons has media related toSindhi language.
Wikisourcehas the text of a1911Encyclopædia Britannicaarticle aboutSindhi language.
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