MKI ISO 639-3
Dhatki
ڍاٽڪِي (Dhatki) Autonym
A language of Pakistan
- ISO 639
- mki
- Alternate Names
- Dhati, Thari
- Autonym
- ڍاٽڪِي (Dhatki)
- Population
- 190,000 in Pakistan (2018). Total users in all countries: 206,400.
- Location:
- Sindh province: Sanghar and Tharparkar districts.
- Language Status
- 5* (Developing).
- Classification
- Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Intermediate Divisions, Western, Rajasthani, Marwari
- Dialects
- Eastern Dhatki, Southern Dhatki, Central Dhatki, Barage, Malhi. Varies considerably from northern Marwari [mve], though they claim to understand one another. Lexical similarity: 80%–83% with Marwari [mve] dialects, 88% with Dhatki of Rajasthan and Dhatki of Thar.
- Language Use
- Also use Sindhi [snd]. Also use Urdu [urd]. Used as L2 by Jogi [jog], Sindhi Bhil [sbn].
- Language Development
- Literacy rate in L1: Below 5%. Literacy rate in L2: Below 5%. Radio. Bible portions: 1999.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Dhatki
- Writing
- Arabic script, Naskh variant [Arab].
- Other Comments
- Hindu, Christian, Muslim.
Also Spoken in
- Location
- Rajasthan state: west.
- Language Status
- 6a (Vigorous)
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. A Scheduled Tribe. Muslim, Hindu. View other languages of India
Language Name
Dhatki
User Population
16,400 in India (2000).
Map
Location: Sindh province: Sanghar and Tharparkar districts.
Size and Vitality
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