Brahui

BRH

developing

Alternate Names: Birahui, Brahuidi, Brahuigi, Kur Galli

Dialects: Jharawan, Kalat, Sarawan. Kalat is standard dialect, Jharawan is lowland. Low percentage of lexical similarity with surrounding languages.

Genealogy:

Dravidian
Northern

Demographics: 4,000,000 in Pakistan (2011). Population total all countries: 4,220,000.

Language Use: Also use Western Balochi [bgn].

Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: Below 5%. Poetry. Newspapers. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1998.

Writing System: Arabic (Nastaliq)

Nation of Origin: Pakistan

Other Comments: Muslim.