Sindhi
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The Sindhi are an ethnic group primarily from the Sindh province of Pakistan. They speak the Sindhi language, an Indo-Aryan language with approximately 23 million speakers in Pakistan and 2.5 million in India. The Sindhi people have a rich history, with their region being a center of the ancient Indus valley civilization. Their literature, dating back to the 11th century, is known for its blend of Vedantic thought and Islamic mysticism. The Sindhi-Arabic script, standardized in 1853, is used to write the language.123
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Indus RiverPeople of the Indus River…of considerable antiquity, and the Sindhi pride themselves on their regional distinctiveness. Karachi, though in Sindh, is predominantly an Urdu-speaking city settled by Punjabis and muhājir, immigrants from India who arrived in Pakistan after partition of the subcontinent in 1947.
Read More…of considerable antiquity, and the Sindhi pride themselves on their regional distinctiveness. Karachi, though in Sindh, is predominantly an Urdu-speaking city settled by Punjabis and muhājir, immigrants from India who arrived in Pakistan after partition of the subcontinent in 1947.
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PakistanLinguistic compositionSindhi is derived from the Virachada dialect of the Prakrit languages. It has fewer dialects than Punjabi and is written in a special variant of the Arabic script. Prior to the partition of India in 1947, most of the educated middle class in Sindh were…
Read MoreSindhi is derived from the Virachada dialect of the Prakrit languages. It has fewer dialects than Punjabi and is written in a special variant of the Arabic script. Prior to the partition of India in 1947, most of the educated middle class in Sindh were…
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