Sindhi language

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

Name:

Date:

Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/sindhi-language

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the language family?Indo-Aryan language, Indo-Iranian branch, Indo-European family
2. What is the primary script?Modified Perso-Arabic script, written right to left
3. How is Sindhi written?Sindhi is mainly written in a modified Perso‑Arabic alphabet that goes from right to left. It was adapted so the letters can represent sounds that are unique to Sindhi.
4. Where is Sindhi spoken?The main home of Sindhi is the Sindh province in Pakistan, where it is an official language. Many people also speak it in parts of India and in countries like the United Arab Emirates, the UK, the US, and Canada.

Indo-Aryan Languages: A major branch of the Indo-European language family spoken across the northern Indian subcontinent.
Prakrit Languages: Middle Indo-Aryan languages that evolved from Old Indo-Aryan (Sanskrit) and served as precursors to modern Indo-Aryan languages.
Perso-Arabic Script: A writing system derived from Arabic script, adapted for languages like Persian, Urdu, and Sindhi.
Diaspora: The dispersion or spread of people from their original homeland to other parts of the world.