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{{Infobox language<br />
| name = Dhatki<br />
| nativename = धाटकी ڍاٽڪي Dhatki<br />धत्ती ڍاٽي Dhatti<br />थारी ٿَري Thari<br />
| states = [[Pakistan]] and [[India]] ([[Marwar]] region of [[Rajasthan]] and [[Thar and Parkar|Thar]] region of [[Sindh]])(sociolect)<br />
| speakers = {{sigfig|148,000|2}}<br />
| date = 2000<br />
| ref = e18<br />
| familycolor = Indo-European<br />
| fam2 = [[Indo-Iranian languages|Indo-Iranian]]<br />
| fam3 = [[Indo-Aryan languages|Indo-Aryan]]<br />
| fam4 = [[Western Indo-Aryan languages|Western]]<br />
| fam5 = [[Rajasthani language|Rajasthani]]<br />
| fam6 = [[Marwari language|Marwari]]<br />
| script = [[Devanagari]], [[Mahajani]], [[Arabic script]]<br />
| iso3 = mki<br />
| glotto = dhat1238<br />
| glottorefname = Dhatki<br />
| notice = IPA<br />
| image = File:Dhatki language.png<br />
}}<br />
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'''Dhatki''' (धाटकी; ڍاٽڪي), also known as '''Dhatti''' (धत्ती; ڍاٽي) or '''Thari''' (थारी; ٿَري), is one of the [[Rajasthani languages]] of the [[Indo-Aryan languages|Indo-Aryan]] branch of the [[Indo-European language]] family.<ref>http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=mki</ref> It is most closely related to [[Marwari language|Marwari]].<br />
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==Speakers==<br />
{{unreferenced section|date=July 2017}}<br />
Dhatki/Dhati is spoken in western parts of [[Jaisalmer]] and [[Barmer district|Barmer]] districts & Southern part of [[Jalore district|Jalore]] district of [[Rajasthan]], India and eastern parts of [[Sindh]], [[Pakistan]]. Some Dhatki-speaking communities migrated to [[India]] in 1947 after the independence and continued to do so in small numbers after that date, but the great majority of Dhatki speakers still reside in [[Pakistan]].<br />
Dhatki/Dhati is spoken by these communities:<br />
* Thari [[Maheshwaris]]<br />
* [[Rajputs]]<br />
* [[Rajpurohit]]<br />
* [[Charan]]<br />
* Sodha<br />
* [[Khatri]]<br />
* [[Malhi]]<br />
* [[Suthar]]<br />
* [[Bajeer]]<br />
* [[Sonara]]<br />
* [[Meghwal]]<br />
* [[Behil]]<br />
* [[Harijan]]<br />
* [[Garasiya]]<br />
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The majority speakers of Dhatki language live in [[Umerkot District]] and [[Tharparkar District]] in [[Sindh]], [[Pakistan]]. 60% of the language's speakers are Muslims, 35% are Hindu and the remaining 5% practice traditional folk religions.<br />
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==Phonology==<br />
Dhatki has [[implosive]] consonants, unlike other closely related Rajasthani languages but like the neighbouring (but more distantly related) [[Sindhi language]]. It is likely that these consonants developed in the language from contact with more culturally dominant Sindhi speakers. Aside from this, its phonology is much like other Indo-Aryan languages:<br />
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{|class="wikitable" style=text-align:center<br />
|+ Dhakti consonants<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="2" |<br />
! [[Labial consonant|Labial]]<br />
! [[Dental consonant|Dental]]/<br>[[Alveolar consonant|Alveolar]]<br />
! [[Retroflex consonant|Retroflex]]<br />
! [[Palatal consonant|Palatal]]<br />
! [[Velar consonant|Velar]]<br />
! [[Uvular consonant|Uvular]]<br />
! [[Glottal consonant|Glottal]]<br />
|- <br />
! colspan=2| [[Nasal consonant|Nasal]]<br />
| {{IPA|m}}<br />
| {{IPA|n}}<br />
| {{IPA|(ɳ)}}<sup>1</sup><br />
|{{IPA| (ɲ)}}<sup>1</sup><br />
|{{IPA| (ŋ)}}<sup>1</sup><br />
|<br />
|<br />
|- <br />
! rowspan=4| [[Plosive consonant|Plosive]]/<br/>[[Affricate consonant|Affricate]]<br />
! <small>[[voicelessness|voiceless]]</small><br />
| {{IPA|p}}<br />
| {{IPA|t̪}}<br />
| {{IPA|ʈ}}<br />
| {{IPA|tʃ}}<br />
| {{IPA|k}}<br />
| {{IPA|(q)}}<sup>1</sup><br />
|<br />
|-<br />
! <small>[[voicelessness|voiceless]] [[aspirated consonant|aspirated]]</small><br />
| {{IPA|pʰ}}<br />
| {{IPA|t̪ʰ}}<br />
| {{IPA|ʈʰ}}<br />
| {{IPA|tʃʰ}}<br />
| {{IPA|kʰ}}<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
! <small>[[voice (phonetics)|voiced]]</small><br />
| {{IPA|b}}<br />
| {{IPA|d̪}}<br />
| {{IPA|ɖ}}<br />
| {{IPA|dʒ}}<br />
| {{IPA|ɡ}}<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
! <small>[[voice (phonetics)|voiced]] [[aspirated consonant|aspirated]]</small><br />
| {{IPA|bʱ}}<br />
| {{IPA|d̪ʱ}}<br />
| {{IPA|ɖʱ}}<br />
| {{IPA|dʒʱ}}<br />
| {{IPA|ɡʱ}}<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
! rowspan=1| [[Implosive consonant|Implosive]]<br />
! <small>[[voice (phonetics)|voiced]]</small><br />
|{{IPA|ɓ}}<br />
|{{IPA|ɗ}}<br />
|<br />
|{{IPA|ʄ}}<br />
|{{IPA|ɠ}}<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
! rowspan=2| [[Fricative consonant|Fricative]]<br />
! <small>[[voicelessness|voiceless]]</small><br />
| {{IPA|f}}<br />
| {{IPA|s}}<br />
| {{IPA|(ʂ)}}<sup>1</sup><br />
| {{IPA|ʃ}}<br />
| {{IPA|(x)}}<sup>1</sup><br />
|<br />
|<br />
|- <br />
! <small>[[voice (phonetics)|voiced]]</small><br />
|<br />
| {{IPA|z}}<br />
|<br />
|<br />
| {{IPA|(ɣ)}}<sup>1,2</sup><br />
|<br />
| {{IPA|ɦ}}<br />
|- <br />
! rowspan=2| [[Flap consonant|Flap]]<br />
! <small>plain</small><br />
|<br />
| {{IPA|ɾ}}<br />
| {{IPA|(ɽ)}}<sup>1</sup><br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|- <br />
! <small>[[voice (phonetics)|voiced]] [[aspiration (phonetics)|aspirated]]</small><br />
|<br />
|<br />
| {{IPA|(ɽʱ)}}<sup>1</sup><br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|- <br />
! colspan=2| [[Approximant consonant|Approximant]]<br />
| {{IPA|ʋ}}<br />
| {{IPA|l}}<br />
| {{IPA|ɭ}}<br />
| {{IPA|j}}<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|}<br />
;Notes<br />
# Marginal and non-universal phonemes are in parentheses. {{IPA|/ɽ/}} is lateral {{IPAblink|ɺ̢}} for some speakers (Masica 1991:98).<br />
# {{IPA|/ɣ/}} is [[Voiced velar fricative|post-velar]].<ref>{{Harvcoltxt|Kachru|2006|p=20}}</ref><br />
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Dhakti has a fairly standard set of vowels for an Indo-Aryan language: [ə aː ɪ iː ʊ (sometimes: u) uː eː oː ɛː ɔː]. The vowel ''ʊ'' may be realized as a short ''u'' and the vowel ''ɪ'' may be realized as a short ''i''. The vowel ''ɛː'' is often realized as the diphthong ''əiː'' based and context or as an ''æː'' based on the speaker's accent. The vowel ''ɔː'' is often realized as the diphthong ''əuː'' based and context. Nazalized vowels occur word finally in Dhakti, they are: [ĩː ẽː ɛ̃ː ɑ̃ː ɔ̃ː õː ũː].<br />
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==Samples==<br />
A few of the typical sentences in Dhatki are:<br />
* {{IPA|[tu ki karin to?]}} "What are you doing?",<br />
* {{IPA|[tahayo naalo ki aheyy?]}} "What is your name?",<br />
* {{IPA|[mana roti kharie aheyy]}} "I have to eat" ''(Literally translates to "I have to eat [[roti]])''.<br />
* {{IPA|[tu kith jaee to?]}} "where are you going?<br />
* {{IPA|[tu kin ahay?]}} "How are you?".<br />
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==Writing System==<br />
The language uses two major writing systems. In India, the [[Devanagari]] script (which is also used for [[Marwari language|Marwari]], [[Hindi]] and many other north Indian languages) is employed; whereas is in Pakistan, the [[Sindhi language#Arabic script|Sindhi script]] is used. Some mercantile families, particularly on the Indian side of the border use their own scripts, usually variations of the [[Mahajani]] script.<br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Indo-Aryan languages}}<br />
{{Languages of Pakistan}}<br />
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[[Category:Languages of Rajasthan]]<br />
[[Category:Languages of Sindh]]<br />
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