Bhaya
A language of Pakistan
| Population | 400 (1998). |
| Region | Lower Sindh: Kapri Goth near Samaro, Khipro area, Jamesabad, Mir ke goth, Mirpurkhas, Phuladia, a few families in Hyderabad. Possibly in India. |
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Southern Pakistan |
| Dialects | Similarity of key morphemes: The possessive postposition with ‘g-’ contrasts with all other languages in the area. Gender endings match Marwari [mve]. May be the same as Bhoyari dialect of Malvi [mup] in India. May be in Western Hindi group. Lexical similarity: 84% with Marwari [mve], 75% with Malhi dialect of Dhatki [mki], 73% with Bhat, 72%–73% with Goaria [gig], 70%–73% with Sindhi Meghwar dialect of Sindhi Bhil [sbn], 63% to 72% with Mogi, 63%–71% with Sindhi Bhil [sbn], 70% with Urdu [urd]. |
| Classification | Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Central zone, Western Hindi, Unclassified |
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