Brahvi language

Brahvi
براہوئی
Brahui and Brahvi written in the Nastaliq script
Pronunciation	[bɾaːhuiː]
Native to	Pakistan
Region	Balochistan
Ethnicity	Brahvis
Native speakers	2.7 million (2023)
Language family	Dravidian Northern Brahvi
Writing system	Arabic (Brahvi alphabet) Latin script (Brolikva)
Official status
Regulated by	Department of Brahvi, University of Balochistan
Language codes
ISO 639-3	brh
Glottolog	brah1256
Brahvi is geographically isolated from other Dravidian languages, spoken in Balochistan
Brahvi is classified as Vulnerable by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger.

Brahvi (براہوی, Brāhvī, [braːhʋiː]), also spelled Brahui (براہوئی, Brāhū'ī, [braːhu.iː]), is a north Dravidian language primarily spoken by the Brahvi people native to the central-southern regions of Balochistan, Pakistan.

It is geographically isolated from other Dravidian languages, with the nearest being over 1,500 kilometres (930 mi) away in South India. Brahvi constitutes a majority in the districts of Kalat, Khuzdar, Mastung, Quetta, Bolan, Nasirabad, Nushki, and Kharan.

It is also spoken by smaller communities in Iranian Baluchestan, Afghanistan, and Turkmenistan (around Merv). Expatriate Brahvi communities also exist in Iraq, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Brahvi is the only Dravidian language that is primarily written in the Arabic script. It is also written in the Latin script.