Khetrani language

Khetrani
Khetrani
Native to	Pakistan
Native speakers	200,000 (2023)
Language family	Indo-European Indo-Iranian Indo-Aryan Northwestern Lahnda/Sindhic? Khetrani; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	xhe
Glottolog	khet1238

Khetrani, also called Khetranki, is an Indo-Aryan language. It is natively spoken in northeastern region of the Pakistani province of Balochistan along the borders with Punjab and Sindhi. It is mostly spoken in the Barkhan district but also in neighbouring districts, it is spoken by the Khetran people. About 200,000 people speak it.^[1]^[2]^[3]

References

↑ Birmani, Ali H.; Ahmed, Fasih (2017). "Language of the Khetrans of Barkhan of Pakistani Balochistan: A preliminary description". Lingua. 191–192: 3–21. doi:10.1016/j.lingua.2016.12.003. ISSN 0024-3841.
↑ "Linguistic Survey of India". dsal.uchicago.edu. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
↑ Birmani, Ali H.; Ahmed, Fasih (May 2017). "Language of the Khetrans of Barkhan of Pakistani Balochistan: A preliminary description". Lingua. 191–192: 3–21. doi:10.1016/j.lingua.2016.12.003. ISSN 0024-3841.

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[1] Birmani, Ali H.; Ahmed, Fasih (2017). "Language of the Khetrans of Barkhan of Pakistani Balochistan: A preliminary description". Lingua. 191–192: 3–21. doi:10.1016/j.lingua.2016.12.003. ISSN 0024-3841.

[2] "Linguistic Survey of India". dsal.uchicago.edu. Retrieved 2024-01-01.

[3] Birmani, Ali H.; Ahmed, Fasih (May 2017). "Language of the Khetrans of Barkhan of Pakistani Balochistan: A preliminary description". Lingua. 191–192: 3–21. doi:10.1016/j.lingua.2016.12.003. ISSN 0024-3841.

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