Sindhi
Let an agent describe Sindhi and its dialects, relay speaker numbers, scripts and legal status with sources, explain its history and literature, and distinguish Sindhi from related languages such as Kutchi and from Sindhi identity.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent describe Sindhi and its dialects, relay speaker numbers, scripts and legal status with sources, explain its history and literature, and distinguish Sindhi from related languages such as Kutchi and from Sindhi identity.
An Indo-Aryan language spoken by about 30 million people in the Sindh province of Pakistan and by Sindhi communities in India and the diaspora, written in a Perso-Arabic script in Pakistan and in Devanagari and Perso-Arabic in India, with dialects such as Vicholi as the standard, Lari, Lasi, Siroli and Thari, related varieties such as Kutchi and Jadgali, and Sindhi Bhil; Sindhi has a rich literary tradition including the poetry of Shah Abdul Latif and is an official language of Sindh and a scheduled language of India.
What it is for: Not applicable; a language.
It can be describe dialects and scripts; relay speaker numbers and status; explain history and literature; distinguish related languages.
Distinguishing features
Implosive consonants
Two scripts
Official in Sindh
Classical Sufi literature
What it looks like
Not a visible object; written in a Perso-Arabic script with extra letters, and in Devanagari.
Physical character
speakers: about 30 million people - census estimates
implosive consonants: 4 count - a distinctive feature
How it is recognised
Indo-Aryan language of Sindh
Vicholi, Lari, Lasi, Siroli, Thari and related varieties
Kutchi is often treated as a separate language; Urdu and Punjabi are neighbouring languages
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms
is spoken in - the province
is written in - a Perso-Arabic script
is related to - a closely related variety
In practice
Families and kinds
Vicholi standard dialect
Lari, Lasi, Siroli, Thari and other dialects
Sindhi in India in Devanagari and Perso-Arabic
related varieties such as Kutchi and Jadgali
Sindhi Bhil as a related speech variety
diaspora Sindhi
Identifiers
ISO 639-1 sd
ISO 639-3 snd
Standards and regulation
Sindh provincial language law making Sindhi official
Eighth Schedule of the Constitution of India
Sindhi Language Authority orthography norms
Failure modes and hazards
Confusing Sindhi with Kutchi or with Sindhi ethnicity
Politicised presentation of language status
Unsourced speaker figures
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Identify What Sindhi is.
Identity.
Definition
Language and dialects.
Definition
Definition.
- What is Sindhi, and how do its dialects and related varieties relate? definition
- Is the question about the Sindhi language, Kutchi or Sindhi people? boundary
Speakers
Speakers and scripts.
Speakers
Speakers.
- How many people speak Sindhi, where, and in which scripts, with sources? measurement
- Which entry fits the specific dialect? action
Structure Grammar and phonology.
Linguistics.
Phonology
Phonology.
Phonology
Phonology.
- What are the implosive consonants and other distinctive features of Sindhi? definition
- Which entry fits Indo-Aryan linguistics? action
Writing
Writing systems.
Writing
Writing.
- How did the Perso-Arabic and Devanagari scripts for Sindhi develop, and what other scripts were used? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Culture Literature and history.
Attribution.
Literature
Literature.
Literature
Literature.
- What are the landmarks of Sindhi literature, from Shah Abdul Latif to modern writers? provenance
- Which entry fits Sindhi literature? action
History
History.
History
History.
- How did Sindhi develop, and how did partition affect its speakers, as historians describe? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Today Status and learning.
Attribution.
Status
Status and policy.
Status
Status.
- What is the legal status of Sindhi in Pakistan and India, and what debates exist, with positions attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral? boundary
Learn
Learning.
Learn
Learn.
- What resources exist for learning Sindhi? provenance
- Which entry fits Sindhi language education? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should Kutchi be a separate entry?
- How should census sources be linked?
- The registry entry has merged aliases naming dialects and related languages; should they be split off?