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KFR ISO 639-3

Kacchi

કચ્છી‎ (Kacchi) Autonym

A language of India

ISO 639
kfr
Alternate Names
Cuchi, Cutch, Kachchhi, Kachchi, Kachi, Katch, Katchi, Kautchy, Kutchchi, Kutchie
Autonym
કચ્છી‎ (Kacchi)
Population
1,030,000 in India (2011 census). Total users in all countries: 1,175,000.
Location:
Gujarat state: Rann of Kutch area; Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh states.
Language Status
6a* (Vigorous).
Classification
Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Outer Languages, Northwestern, Sindhi
Dialects
Jadeji. Reportedly similar to Sindhi [snd].
Language Use
Most also use Gujarati [guj]. Also use English [eng].
Language Development
Radio. Grammar. NT: 2013.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Kacchi
Writing
Devanagari script [Deva]. Gujarati script [Gujr].
Other Comments
Hindu, Muslim.

Also Spoken in

Language Name
Kacchi
User Population
82,000 in Kenya (2021 Joshua Project). , based on ethnicity.
Language Status
Unestablished
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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Language Name
Kacchi
User Population
13,000 in Malawi (2020 Joshua Project). , based on ethnicity.
Location
Blantyre, Lilongwe, Nkhata Bay, and Zomba districts; Mzuzu and urban centers.
Language Status
6a (Vigorous)
Other Comments
Non-indigenous. Muslim.
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Language Name
Kacchi
User Population
50,000 in Pakistan (1998).
Location
Sindh province: notably in Karachi.
Dialects
Jadeji.
Language Status
6a (Vigorous)
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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Language Name
Kacchi
Location
Widespread.
Language Status
6a (Vigorous)
Other Comments
Non-indigenous. Hindu, Muslim.
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Map

Location: Gujarat state: Rann of Kutch area; Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh states.