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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4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Identify What Sindhi is.
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.
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.
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.
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
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Information and virtual systems
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- INF
- Domain
- INF.MED
- Other names and narrower kinds
- Sindhi Bhil, Lasi, Vicholi, Jadgali, Kutchi language, Siroli, Uttaradi, Thari, Abhdasa Kutchi, Kanthi Kutchi, Waghad Kutchi, Bhatia
What it is Filled
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.
Why it exists Filled
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.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Implosive consonants
- Two scripts
- Official in Sindh
- Classical Sufi literature
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Mix the Perso-Arabic and Devanagari conventions within one text.
- Treat Sindhi as a dialect of another language.
- Present one dialect as the correct form for all Sindhi speakers.
- Publish unreviewed machine translation as checked Sindhi.
Only with a human decision
- Publishing official or educational material in Sindhi.
May
- Translate to and from Sindhi, stating the script used and noting uncertainty.
- Report speaker figures with their source and year.
Moral aspects Filled
- Sindhi was split across two states by partition, and its communities carry that history.
- Script choice is tied to identity and access to education for speakers.
Who is affected
- Sindhi speakers
- Sindhi pupils and learners
- Diaspora communities
Owners Filled
Steward
Nobody owns the language; its speakers hold it, and language authorities set official usage.
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q7522212 - registry parent class
related
- Sindhi languages - in registry terms
- Sindh - the province
- Sindhi alphabet - a Perso-Arabic script
- Kutchi language - a closely related variety
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.sindhi
- Wikidata: Q33997 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q33997)
- ISO 639-1: sd
- ISO 639-3: snd
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
- speakers: about 30 million people - census estimates
- implosive consonants: 4 count - a distinctive feature
Plane INF: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- 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
- Not a visible object; written in a Perso-Arabic script with extra letters, and in Devanagari.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- describe dialects and scripts
- relay speaker numbers and status
- explain history and literature
- distinguish related languages
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Confusing Sindhi with Kutchi or with Sindhi ethnicity
- Politicised presentation of language status
- Unsourced speaker figures
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- Sindh provincial language law making Sindhi official
- Eighth Schedule of the Constitution of India
- Sindhi Language Authority orthography norms
Context of use required Filled
- Not applicable; a language.
- 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
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q33997: Sindhi - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Sindhi language - general description of the item
Open questions
- 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?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q33997/spec.json