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| Geographic distribution | India, Pakistan, Iran, Oman |
| Linguistic classification | Indo-European
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| Glottolog | sind1279 |
The Sindhi languagesorSindhic are Sindhi, its dialects and those Indo-Aryan languages closest to it.[1]
| Language[a] | Speakers[2] | Region(s) |
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| Sindhi | 38,000,000 | Sindh, Balochistan, India |
| Kutchi | 1,031,000 | Kutch and Sindh |
| Memoni | 1,800,000 | Sindh & Kathiawar [Gujarat] |
| 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.[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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