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In Pakistan it is spoken in Sindh and Balochistan provinces, and in Hyderabad and Karachi, by about 31 million people (in 2017). </p> <div id="summary"> <h2>Sindhi at a glance</h2> <ul> <li><strong>Native name</strong>: <span dir="rtl">سنڌي‎</span>, सिन्धी, ਸਿੰਧੀ, 𑈩𑈭𑈴𑈝𑈮, 𑋝𑋡𑋟𑋐𑋢 [ˈsɪndi]</li> <li><strong>Language family</strong>: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Northwestern Indo-Aryan</li> <li><strong>Number of speakers</strong>: c. 33 million</li> <li><strong>Spoken in</strong>: Pakistan, India</li> <li><strong>First written</strong>: 8th century</li> <li><strong>Writing systems</strong>: Khudawadi, Arabic, Devanagari, Gurmukhi and Khojki scripts</li> <li><strong>Status</strong>: official language in Sindh province of Pakistan, and in Rajasthan state in India</li> </ul> </div> <p>In 2011 there were about 1.7 million speakers of Sindhi in India in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Delhi, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh. Other countries with Sindhi speakers include the United Arab Emirates (102,000), Oman (25,400), Afghanistan (21,000) and the Philippines (20,000). </p> <h2>Written Sindhi</h2> <p>Sindhi first appeared in writing in the 8th century AD and a number of different scripts have been used to write it, including <a href="khojki.htm">Khojki</a>, <a href="khudabadi.htm">Khudabadi</a>, Devanagari, Gurmukhi and Perso-Arabic. In the 19th century the Khudabadi script was used mainly by traders, the Devanagari script was used by Pandits, the Gurmukhi script was used by Hindu women, and the Perso-Arabic script was used by government officials. Sindhi literature, in particular lyric poetry, began to appear towards the end of the 15th century. </p> <h2>Perso-Arabic script for Sindhi (سنڌي الفابيٽ)</h2> <p>The modern Sindhi abjad is used in Pakistan and is based on the version of the Perso-Arabic script used to write <a href="urdu.htm">Urdu</a>. It was adopted, under British influence, in 1852. </p> <p class="right"><img src="../images/writing/sindhi.gif" width="574" height="1363" alt="Perso-Arabic script for Sindhi" /> </p> <p><em>Corrections provided by Lateef Sagar Shaikh</em> </p> <p>Hear how to pronounce the Sindhi alphabet: </p> <div class="intrinsic-container intrinsic-container-16x9"> <iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Coc9zgN3PJY" allowfullscreen></iframe> </div> <h2 class="right">Sample text in Sindhi</h2> <p class="right"><img src="../images/langsamples/udhr_sindhi.gif" width="614" height="132" title="Sample text in Sindhi" alt="سمورا انسان آز اد ۽ عزت ۽ حقن جي حوالي كان بر ابر پيدا ٿيا آهن. انهن كي عۊل ۽ ضمير حاصل ٿيو آهي، ان ڪر ي انهن كي هڪ يڻي سان ڀاڻيچار ي وارو ساوڪ اختيار ڪرڻ كهر جي." /> </p> <h3>Transliteration</h3> <p>Samora insan az ad ein azat ein haqan je ho ali kan bar abar peda thya aahan. Inhan khi az ein zamir hasal thyo aahy, an kar y inhan khi hak yani san bhanechar y waro sawak akhtyar karan khar je. </p>  <h3>Translation</h3> <p>All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.<br /> <em>(Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights)</em> </p> <a id="devanagari"></a> <h2>Devanāgarī alphabet for Sindhi (सिन्धी अल्फ़ाबेट)</h2> <p>In India Sindhi is also written with a version of the <a href="#devanagari">Devanagari</a> script. </p> <p><img src="../images/writing/sindhi_dev.gif" width="555" height="757" alt="Devanagari alphabet for Sindhi" /> </p> <p><em>Source: <a href="http://www.unics.uni-hannover.de/nhtcapri/sindhi-alphabet.html">www.unics.uni-hannover.de/nhtcapri/sindhi-alphabet.html</a></em> </p> <h3>Numerals</h3> <p><img src="../images/writing/sindhi_num.gif" width="516" height="175" alt="Arabic numerals and Sindhi numbers" /> </p> <h2>Videos in Sindhi</h2> <div class="intrinsic-container intrinsic-container-16x9"> <iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/V3KNAMr3u4Q" allowfullscreen></iframe> </div> <div class="intrinsic-container intrinsic-container-16x9"> <iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/-RGJu3p98n4" allowfullscreen></iframe> </div> <p class="info"><a href="/writing/sindhi.htm">Information about Sindhi</a> | <a href="/language/phrases/sindhi.htm">Phrases</a> | <a href="/language/numbers/sindhi.htm">Numbers</a></p> <h2>Links</h2> <p>Information about Sindhi<br /> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sindhi_language">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sindhi_language</a><br /> <a href="https://www.ethnologue.com/language/snd">https://www.ethnologue.com/language/snd</a><br /> <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/sarvabhashin/en/sd">https://sites.google.com/site/sarvabhashin/en/sd</a> </p> <p>National Council for the Promotion of the Sindhi Language<br /> <a href="http://ncpsl.gov.in/">http://ncpsl.gov.in</a> </p> <p>Free Arabic fonts for Sindhi<br /> <a href="http://www.wazu.jp/gallery/Fonts_SindhiA.html">http://www.wazu.jp/gallery/Fonts_SindhiA.html</a><br /> <a href="http://www.voiceofsindh.net/fonts.htm">http://www.voiceofsindh.net/fonts.htm</a> </p> <p>Free Devanagari fonts<br /> <a href="http://www.kiranfont.com">http://www.kiranfont.com</a> </p> <h2>Indo-Aryan languages</h2> <p><a href="/writing/awadhi.htm">Awadhi</a>, <a href="/writing/assamese.htm">Assamese</a>, <a href="/writing/bagri.htm">Bagri</a>, <a href="/writing/bengali.htm">Bengali</a>, <a href="/writing/bhili.htm">Bhili</a>, <a href="/writing/bishnupriyamanipuri.htm">Bishnupriya Manipuri</a>, <a href="/writing/braj.htm">Braj</a>, <a href="/writing/chakma.htm">Chakma</a>, <a href="/writing/chhattisgarhi.htm">Chhattisgarhi</a>, <a href="/writing/chittagonian.htm">Chittagonian</a>, <a href="/writing/desiya.htm">Desiya</a>, <a href="/writing/dhatki.htm">Dhatki</a>, <a href="/writing/thaana.htm">Dhivehi</a>, <a href="/writing/dhundari.htm">Dhundari</a>, <a href="/writing/fijihindi.htm">Fiji Hindi</a>, <a href="/writing/gawarbati.htm">Gawar Bati</a>, <a 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