| Sidi | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Pakistan, India |
| Region | Sindh, Gujarat |
| Ethnicity | Siddi |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
| Glottolog | None |
G.404[1] | |
Sidi is a Bantu language of Pakistan and India,[2] related to Swahili. Most of the Sidi community today speaks a regional Indic language, mostly Gujarati, mixed with some Bantu words and phrases,[3] and the current number of speakers is unknown. It was reportedly still spoken in the 1960s in Jambur, a village in Kathiawar, Gujarat, by the Siddi.[3][4] A survey of regional languages conducted by the government of Gujarat in 2016 reported that the language is in danger of extinction.[5]
References
- ↑ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
- ↑ "The Siddi community of India, and Pakistan". African American Registry. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
- 1 2 "LINGUISTIC EVIDENCE OF BANTU ORIGINS OF THE SIDIS OF INDIA". January 2008. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
- ↑ Whiteley, 1969, Swahili: The Rise of a National Language
- ↑ "Gujarat speaks in 50 languages, 30 dialects disappeared from state since 1961". The Times of India. 2016-05-25. Retrieved 2023-09-11.
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