Makrani | |
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مکرانی | |
Native to | Pakistan, Iran[1] |
Region | Makran |
Native speakers | 3.4 million (2003)[2] |
Indo-European
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Balochi Alphabet (Perso-Arabic) | |
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ISO 639-3 | – |
Makrani(Balochi:مکرانی) or Southern Balochi[3] is variety of the Balochi language spoken in the historical region of Makran in Balochistan in Pakistan as well as Iran.[4][5] Spoken by the Baloch people, it is often categorised as an "important" dialect of Balochi.[6]
Makrani is the second most spoken Balochi dialect after Rakhshani in Iranian Balochistan.[7]