| Sidi | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Pakistan, India |
| Region | Sindh, Gujarat |
| Ethnicity | Siddi |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
| Glottolog | None |
G.404
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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.
- ^ a b Abdulaziz Yusuf Lodhi (2008), "Linguistic evidence of Bantu origins of the Sidis of India", TADIA, the African diaspora in Asia: explorations on a less known fact, pp. 301–314, Wikidata Q125346812
- ^ 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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