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Brahui

A language of Pakistan

ISO 639-3: brh

Population	2,000,000 in Pakistan (1998). Population total all countries: 2,220,000.
Region	South central, Quetta and Kalat region, east Baluchistan and Sind provinces. Also in Afghanistan, Iran, Turkmenistan.
Language map	Southern Pakistan
Alternate names	Birahui, Brahuidi, Brahuigi, Kur Galli
Dialects	Jharawan, Kalat, Sarawan. Kalat is standard dialect, Jharawan is lowland.
Classification	Dravidian, Northern
Language use	Some also use Western Balochi [bgn].
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: Below 5%. NT: 1998.
Writing system	Arabic script, Nastaliq style.
Comments	Pastoralists. Muslim.

Also spoken in:

Afghanistan

Language name	Brahui
Population	200,000 in Afghanistan (Dupree 1980).
Region	South, from Shorawak to Chakhansoor among the Baluchi [bgn].
Language map	Afghanistan
Alternate names	Birahui, Brahuiki, Kur Galli
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%.
Comments	Pastoralists. Muslim.

Iran

Language name	Brahui
Population	20,000 in Iran (2007), increasing.
Region	Central Sistan and Baluchistan provinces, including Zahedan.
Alternate names	Brahudi, Birahui, Kur Galli, Barahui
Dialects	Jharawan (Jhalawan), Kalat, Sarawan.
Language use	Neutral attitude. Most also use Western Balochi [bgn] or Western Farsi [pes].
Comments	Pastoralists; merchants; tailors. Muslim.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

ROSS, David A., author. 1999. "A beginning look at Brahui connectives."

SABIR, A. Razzak, author. 2003. "Language contact in Balochistan (with special reference to Balochi and Brahui)."

Vernacular Publications

Nana sehath. 2004.