Khetrani language

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

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. Khetrani has grammatical features in common with both Sindhi and with Punjabi, and it sometimes is considered to be mixed language of these both.

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.