Khetrani language

language

Khetrani also called Khetranki is an Indo-Aryan language spoken in northeast Balochistan province of Pakistan mainly in Barkhan district but also in neighbouring districts, it is spoken by the Khetran people. About 200,000 people speak it.[1] Khetrani has grammatical features in common with both Sindhi and with Saraiki,[2][3] and it sometimes is considered to be mixed language of these both.

Khetrani
Native toPakistan
Native speakers
200,000 (2023)
Dialects
  • Jafri/Jafarki [2]
Language codes
ISO 639-3xhe
Glottologkhet1238

References

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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.