Sindhi languages

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Sindhi
Geographic distribution:	Pakistan
Linguistic classification:	Indo-European Indo-Iranian Indo-Aryan North-Western Sindhi
Subdivisions:	—

The Sindhi languages are Sindhi and those Indic languages closest to it. They include some dialects traditionally considered to be Gujarati:

Sindhi proper
Jadgali
Kachchi
Parkari, Kachi, and Wadiyara Koli
Luwati (unclassified)
? Aer

Lasi and Sindhi Bhil are sometimes added, but are commonly considered dialects of Sindhi proper.^[1] It's not clear if Jandavra and Memoni are Sindhi or Gujarati.

References

↑ Ernst Kausen, 2006. Die Klassifikation der indogermanischen Sprachen (Microsoft Word, 133 KB)

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