Sindhi Bhil

Sindhi Bhil, (سنڌي ڀيل) is a Indo-Aryan dialect spoken in the Pakistani province of Sindh, as well as some parts of Balochistan.[4] Sindhi Bhil is often referred as a Sindhi dialect than a language alongside Lasi.[5]

Not to be confused with Bhil languages.
Sindhi Bhil
سنڌي ڀيل
Native toPakistan
RegionSindh
EthnicityMeghwar Bhil[1]
Native speakers
56,502[2]
DialectsBadin[3]
Mohrano[3]
Nuclear Sindhi Bhil[3]
Sindhi Meghwar[3]
Arabic script, Devanagari script (rare)
Language codes
ISO 639-3sbn
Glottologsind1270

Speakers

The Meghwar Bhil are the speakers of Sindhi Bhil and are Hindu and number around 86,500.[6] They live in Balochistan and Sindh, while their are diasporas in Gujarat and Delhi in India due to the Partition of India.[7] They are part of the Bhil people.

Dialects

Sindhi Bhil has four dialects. The most spoken is Badin which has around 10,000 speakers.[8] It is spoken is the city of Badin and also Matli. Other dialects include Mohrano, Nuclear Sindhi Bhil, and Sindhi Meghwar.[9] Mohrano is spoken in Tando Allahyar.[2]

References
  1. "PeopleGroups.org - Meghwar Bhil of Pakistan". peoplegroups.org.
  2. "Pakistan Languages". FamilySearch Wiki. March 28, 2018.
  3. "Glottolog 4.5 - Sindhi Bhil". glottolog.org.
  4. "Language Information Translation Sindhi Bhil - the world speaks Pro-Tran".
  5. "Pakistan". Day Translations Blog. October 30, 2013.
  6. "The Meghwar Bhil of Pakistan".
  7. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/343611243_Bhil_of_Pakistan
  8. "Sindhi Bhil: Badin language". globalrecordings.net.
  9. "Sindhi Bhil: Sindhi Meghwar language". globalrecordings.net.
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