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{{Distinguish|text=the [[Kachi Koli]] or the [[Kachin language|Kachin]] languages or with the Kacchi dialect of [[Thali dialect|Thali]]}} | |||
{{Infobox language | {{Infobox language | ||
| name = Kutchi | | name = Kutchi | ||
| nativename = કચ્છી, {{script|Sind|𑊺𑋀𑋪𑋁𑋢}} | | nativename = કચ્છી, {{script|Sind|𑊺𑋀𑋪𑋁𑋢}} | ||
| states = [[India]]<br>[[Pakistan]]<ref name=kutchpak/> | | states = [[India]]<br>[[Pakistan]]<ref name=kutchpak/> | ||
| region = [[Kutch]] (India)<br>[[Sindh]] (Pakistan){{efn|Near the border with Kutch, India}} | | region = [[Kutch]] (India)<br>[[Sindh]] (Pakistan){{efn|Near the border with Kutch, India}} | ||
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| fam3 = [[Indo-Aryan languages|Indo-Aryan]] | | fam3 = [[Indo-Aryan languages|Indo-Aryan]] | ||
| fam4 = [[Northwestern Indo-Aryan languages|Northwestern]] | | fam4 = [[Northwestern Indo-Aryan languages|Northwestern]] | ||
| fam5=[[Sindhi languages|Sindhi]] | | fam5 = [[Sindhi languages|Sindhi]] | ||
| script = [[Gujarati script|Gujarati]],<ref name=omniglot>{{cite web|title=Gujarātī|url=http://www.omniglot.com/writing/gujarati.htm|publisher=Onmiglot.com|access-date=3 May 2014}}</ref> [[Khudabadi script|Khudabadi]], [[Khojiki script|Khojiki]], [[Arabic script|Perso-Arabic]] | | script = [[Gujarati script|Gujarati]],<ref name=omniglot>{{cite web|title=Gujarātī|url=http://www.omniglot.com/writing/gujarati.htm|publisher=Onmiglot.com|access-date=3 May 2014}}</ref> [[Khudabadi script|Khudabadi]], [[Khojiki script|Khojiki]], [[Arabic script|Perso-Arabic]] | ||
| iso3 = kfr | | iso3 = kfr | ||
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| glottorefname = Kachchi | | glottorefname = Kachchi | ||
| dialects = | | dialects = | ||
| image | | image = Kutchi language.png | ||
| imagesize | | imagesize = 150px | ||
| imagecaption | | imagecaption = Kutchi in Khudabadi, Gujarati and Arabic scripts | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Kutchi''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|ʌ|tʃ|i}} | '''Kutchi''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|ʌ|tʃ|i}}; કચ્છી, {{script|Sind|𑊺𑋀𑋪𑋁𑋢}}, ڪڇيی) is an [[Indo-Aryan languages|Indo-Aryan language]] spoken in the [[Kutch]] region of [[India]] and also in the [[Sindh]] region of [[Pakistan]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Is Kutchi Rabita Committee any good in a peaceful Lyari?|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/101618-Is-Kutchi-Rabita-Committee-any-good-in-a-peaceful-Lyari|access-date=2020-06-09|website=www.thenews.com.pk|language=en}}</ref> The name of the language is also transliterated as Kutchhi, Kachchi, Kachchhi, Kachhi or Cutchi. | ||
== Influences from other languages == | == Influences from other languages == | ||
Kutchi is | Kutchi is considered by some to be a dialect of Sindhi,<ref>{{britannica|Kachchhi-language}}</ref> with which it is mutually intelligible.<ref>http://www.kutchimaadu.com/general/kutchi-language/ kutchimaadu.com; retrieved August, 2019</ref> Over time, it has borrowed vocabulary from [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]]. | ||
Most Kutchis living in India are bilingual or trilingual, due to exposure to closely related neighbouring languages such as Gujarati. Many [[Kutchi Memon|Pakistani Kutchis]] are also bilingual or trilingual; many residents of [[Karachi]] speak Kutchi.<ref name=kutchpak>{{Cite news|title=Voter you thinking?: Kutchis unsure where to place their thumbs on ballots|work=The Express Tribune|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/531745/voter-you-thinking-kutchis-unsure-where-to-place-their-thumbs-on-ballots/?amp=1}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Lyari's dissidents pose challenge for health officials|work=The Express Tribune|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2203803/1-lyaris-dissidents-pose-challenge-health-officials/?amp=1}}</ref> | Most Kutchis living in India are bilingual or trilingual, due to exposure to closely related neighbouring languages such as Gujarati. Many [[Kutchi Memon|Pakistani Kutchis]] are also bilingual or trilingual; many residents of [[Karachi]] speak Kutchi.<ref name=kutchpak>{{Cite news|title=Voter you thinking?: Kutchis unsure where to place their thumbs on ballots|work=The Express Tribune|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/531745/voter-you-thinking-kutchis-unsure-where-to-place-their-thumbs-on-ballots/?amp=1}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Lyari's dissidents pose challenge for health officials|work=The Express Tribune|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2203803/1-lyaris-dissidents-pose-challenge-health-officials/?amp=1}}</ref> | ||