Makrani dialect
| Makrani | |
|---|---|
| مکرانی | |
| Native to | Pakistan, Iran[1] |
| Region | Makran |
Native speakers | 3.4 million (2003)[2] |
Indo-European
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| Dialects | |
| Balochi Alphabet (Perso-Arabic) | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
Makrani(Balochi:مکرانی) or Southern Balochi[3] is variety of the Balochi language spoken in the historical region of Makran in Balochistan in Pakistan as well as Iran.[4] Spoken by the Baloch people, it is often categorised as an "important" dialect of Balochi.[5]
Makrani is the second most spoken Balochi dialect after Rakhshani in Iranian Balochistan.[6]
Dialects
[edit]Makrani includes four dialects, Coastal, Lashari, Kechi, and Karachi. The Karachi dialect is spoken in Karachi.[7]
It's Spoken in the southern parts of Balochistan, including coastal areas like Gwadar, Chabahar, and southern Pakistan,[3] Persian Gulf states, expanding up to Iranshahr in Iran and Kech valley in Pakistan.[8]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "BALUCHISTAN iii. Baluchi Language and Literature". Encyclopædia Iranica.
- ^ Frawley, William J. (May 2003). International Encyclopedia of Linguistics. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-977178-3.
- ^ a b "The Balochi Language Project". Uppsala University. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
- ^ Edlefsen, John B.; Shah, Khalida; Farooq, Mohsin (1960). "Makranis, the Negroes of West Pakistan". Phylon. 21 (2): 124–130. doi:10.2307/274335. JSTOR 274335. Archived from the original on 2023-02-12. Retrieved 2022-08-15.
- ^ "Makrani language | Britannica". Archived from the original on 2020-12-01. Retrieved 2022-08-15.
- ^ https://dl1.cuni.cz/mod/resource/view.php?id=387216[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Balochi Dialects". 24 February 2011. Archived from the original on 10 April 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ^ "Balochi". University of Arizona. Retrieved January 28, 2025.