Gurgula

A language of Pakistan

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Marwari Ghera

Population

35,300 (2000).

Location

Sindh Province, Bhens colony, Karachi; smaller urban centers of Mirpur Khas, Shahdadpur, Panj, Moro, Sabura and Tando Allahyar.

Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification

Dialects

Ghera [ghr] is quite different grammatically. Lexical similarity: 87% with Ghera [ghr].

Language Use

All domains. Positive attitudes. Widespread multilingualism in Sindhi [snd] and Urdu [urd]; some also use Gujarati [guj].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: 5% in Urdu.

Language Resources

Writing

Arabic script.

Other Comments

Hindu.