ISO 639-3 · brhbrh
Dravidian family
Brahui
براہوئی
Brahui is a language of the North Dravidian branch (Dravidian), spoken in Pakistan, Iran, Afghanistan and Turkmenistan. Wikidata counts about 1.8 m speakers. Wikidata describes it as “Dravidian language spoken in Pakistan and Afghanistan”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
brh- Glottocode
brah1256- Family
- Dravidian
- EGIDS
- 5 Developing
- UNESCO
- Vulnerable
- Wikipedia
- 74 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
4countries
2scripts
2levels in the tree
5EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Brahui · براہوئی |
|---|---|
| Also called | brh, Brahui language |
| All speakers | 1,800,000 |
| Written in | Perso-Arabic script, Brolikva |
Vitality
EGIDS 5 Developing5
Stable. Spoken by all generations at home, with or without schooling — EGIDS 5 and 6a.
Other languages at this levelUNESCO: Vulnerable
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Dravidian to Brahui
The branches above Brahui, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Map and countries
A distribution map from Wikimedia Commons, as linked from Wikidata; borders of language areas are approximate.
Also spoken in Pakistan
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