Goaria

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A language of Pakistan

ISO 639-3
gig
Population

25,400 (2000).

Location

Widespread in Sindh Province (except Karachi), Larkana, Sukkur, Moro, Badin, and Umerkot.

Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification
Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Central zone, Rajasthani, Marwari
Dialects

Maybe the same as Sadri (Gawari) [sck] in India. Lexical similarity: 75%–83% with Jogi, 76%–80% with Marwari [mve] sweeper caste, 72%–78% with Marwari (Meghwar dialect) [mve], 70%–78% with Loarki [lrk].

Language Use

All domains except religion. All ages. Adults also use Sindhi [snd], other local languages for trade, Hindi [hin] for worship.

Language Development
Literacy rate in L2: Below 1% in Sindhi.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Goaria
Writing
Arabic script.
Other Comments

Hindu.