Sindhi
is the language of the Sindh region of South Asia,
which is a province of Pakistan. It is an Indo-Aryan
language spoken by approximately 41 million people
in Pakistan, and 12 million in India; it is the second
most spoken language of Pakistan, a recognized official
language in Pakistan and also an official language
in India. Government of Pakistan issues National Identity
Cards to its citizens only in two languages, i.e.
Sindhi and Urdu. Although the language is predominantly
Indo-Aryan, it also shows signs of heavy Dravidian
influence. Most Sindhi speakers in Pakistan are concentrated
in the Sindh province. The remaining speakers are
found in India and amongst the Sindhi diaspora community
which are scattered throughout the world. The Sindhi
language has spread as the Hindu Sindhis left Sindh
during the Independence of Pakistan in 1947. The language
is written in Devanagari script by Sindhi Hindus;
however, with the conversion of most Sindhis to Islam,
a modified Arabic script was produced.[1] After the
independence of both India and Pakistan from British
rule, the Government of India introduced Devanagari,
alongside the modified Arabic, for writing Sindhi
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