Brahui language

Brahui (/brəˈhuːi/ brə-HOO-ee; Brahui: براہوئی; also known as Brahvi or Brohi) is a Dravidian language spoken by the Brahui people who are mainly found in the central Balochistan Province of Pakistan, with smaller communities of speakers scattered in parts of Iranian Baluchestan, Afghanistan, and Turkmenistan (around Merv) and by expatriate Brahui communities in Iraq, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates. It is isolated from the nearest Dravidian-speaking neighbouring population of South India by a distance of more than 1,500 kilometres (930 mi). The Kalat, Khuzdar, Mastung, Quetta, Bolan, Nasirabad, Nushki, and Kharan districts of Balochistan Province are predominantly Brahui-speaking.

Brahui
براہوئی
The word Brahui written in the Nastaliq script
Pronunciation[bɾaːhuiː]
Native toPakistan, Afghanistan
RegionBalochistan
EthnicityBrahui and Baloch
Native speakers
(2.8 million cited 1980–2017 Census)
Dravidian
  • Northern
    • Brahui
Writing system
Perso-Arabic Script (Nastaʿlīq),
Latin script
Official status
Recognised minority
language in
 Pakistan
Regulated byDepartment of Brahui, University of Balochistan
Language codes
ISO 639-3brh
Glottologbrah1256
Brahui (far upper left) is geographically isolated from all other Dravidian languages.
Brahui is classified as Vulnerable by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger
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