MBY ISO 639-3
Memoni
A language of Pakistan
- ISO 639
- mby
- Location:
- Sindhi province: scattered; Karachi.
- Language Status
- 7 (Shifting).
- Classification
- Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Unclassified
- Dialects
- None known. Reportedly similar to Sindhi [snd] and Gujarati [guj].
- Language Use
- Adults only. Many shifting to Gujarati [guj]. Many shifting to Sindhi [snd]. Also use Urdu [urd].
- Language Development
- Most are highly educated.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Memoni
- Writing
- Unwritten [Qaax].
- Other Comments
- Reportedly 500–600 years ago Memoni speakers moved from a Sindhi-speaking area to a Gujarati-speaking area. Muslim.
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: Sindhi province: scattered; Karachi.
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