Sindhi

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A language spoken in Sind in Pakistan and parts of western India

noun
/sɪnˈdi/

: sindhi

Students in Sindh often learn Sindhi in school alongside Urdu and English.
Sindhi language

Examples

In 1972, after Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto became President of Pakistan, there was a government move to promote Sindhi culture, language, and education within the province and declared Sindhi as the language of the province besides Urdu as the national language via 'The Sind Teaching, Promotion and Use of Sindhi Language Bill' passed on 3 July 1972.

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On 16 July 1972, the Bill was revised, and Sindhi and Urdu were both declared as languages within Karachi and Sindh.

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Shareholders are still family members who are comfortable communicating in English, Sindhi, and Malay.

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Bhutto passed an ordinance that provided for non-discrimination in the appointment or promotion in the civil service on the basis of knowledge of the Sindhi or Urdu language.

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In 1972, after Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto became President of Pakistan, there was a government move to promote Sindhi culture, language, and education within the province and declared Sindhi as the language of the province besides Urdu as the national language via 'The Sind Teaching, Promotion and Use of Sindhi Language Bill' passed on 3 July 1972.

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In 1972, after Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto became President of Pakistan, there was a government move to promote Sindhi culture, language, and education within the province and declared Sindhi as the language of the province besides Urdu as the national language via 'The Sind Teaching, Promotion and Use of Sindhi Language Bill' passed on 3 July 1972.

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Many people in southern Pakistan speak Sindhi as their first language.
In India's western states, Sindhi is commonly used among the local community.

Surface Forms

Sindhi singular

Sindhis plural

Morphology

Sindhi = Sindh (transparent) = Sindh + i

The language name is a transparent denominal/adjectival formation from the place name plus '-i', so learners who know 'Sindh' can infer it refers to the language or people.

Etymology

Sindhi as a language is named after Sindh, from the old word Sindhu meaning 'river' for the Indus River. So Sindhi is the speech of the people from that river region.