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Ethnologue > Web version > Country index > Asia > Pakistan > Sindhi Bhil

Sindhi Bhil

A language of Pakistan

ISO 639-3sbn

Population  56,500 (2000).
Region  Sindh Province, Mohrano, Badin-Matli-Thatta, Ghorabari (on west). Sindhi Meghwar scattered from Badin-Matli to Tando Allahyar area.
Language map  Southern Pakistan
Dialects  Sindhi Bhil, Mohrano, Badin, Sindhi Meghwar. The Badin dialect is similar to Sindhi [snd]. Lexical similarity: 82% between the Mohrani dialect and Sindhi; 89% between Sindhi Bhil [sbn] and Sindhi Meghwar.
Classification  Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Northwestern zone, Sindhi
Language use  Positive attitude. Also use Sindhi or Dhatki [mki].
Comments  Sindhi or Dhatki orthographies are acceptable. Hindu, Muslim.