| Sidi | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Pakistan, India |
| Region | Sindh, Gujarat |
| Ethnicity | Siddi |
Native speakers | endangered (2016) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
| Glottolog | None |
G.4041 | |
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.34 A survey of regional languages conducted by the government of Gujarat in 2016 reported that the language is in danger of extinction.5
References
References
- Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
- "The Siddi community of India, and Pakistan". African American Registry. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
- 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.