Jogi is an
Indo-Aryan language
The Indo-Aryan languages (or sometimes Indic languages) are a branch of the Indo-Iranian languages in the Indo-European language family. As of the early 21st century, they have more than 800 million speakers, primarily concentrated in India, Pa ...
spoken by the
Jogi people in
Sindh
Sindh (; ; ur, , ; historically romanized as Sind) is one of the Administrative units of Pakistan, four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the Geography of Pakistan, southeastern region of the country, Sindh is the third-largest province of ...
,
Pakistan
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. The language is generally considered a dialect of
Marwari, but the pronouns are distinct. Many
Hindu
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as well as
Muslim
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Jogi's of Sindh speak Jogi language as their native including
Sindhi as well; whereas Jogi in other parts of Pakistan speak mostly Jogi language.
[ However, the Jogi living in ]Thari Mirwah
Thari Mirwah ( sd, ٺري ميرواهه), or Thari (), is the capital city of Mirwah Subdivision ( Mirwah taluka) in Khairpur District, Sindh, Pakistan. Thari weather is hetregenous (diverse) average temperature recorded is 14 - 40 c in winter an ...
Sindh are a sub-caste of the Rajpar tribe, whose native language is Sindhi, and do not speak Jogi.
References
Languages of Sindh
Articles citing ISO change requests
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