Thari language

Thari
ٿَري
ٽڪي
The word Thari (top) and Dhatki (bottom) written in the Naskh script
Native toPakistan (Tharparkar and Umerkot districts of Sindh)
India (Jaisalmer and Barmer districts of Rajasthan)
EthnicityTharis
Native speakers
1,800,000 (2024)
Arabic script, Devanagari, Mahajani
Language codes
ISO 639-3mki
Glottologdhat1238
Dhat region of Sindh and Rajasthan where Dhatki is spoken
Cultural region of Sindh and Rajasthan
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Thari (ٿَري), also known as Dhatki (ڍاٽڪي), is an Indo-Aryan language that is a part of the Rajasthanic family. It is predominantly spoken by the Thari people in the Thar region, specifically the Tharparkar and Umerkot districts of Sindh, where it is the majority language. Thari is also spoken to a lesser extent in the Barmer and Jaisalmer districts of Rajasthan. The Thari language is spoken by around 1.8 million in the region.