Writing system

SINDHI LANGUAGE
In Pakistan, Sindhi is written in a variant of the Arabic script, which was adopted under the
encouragement of the British when Sindh fell to them in the 19th century. It has a total of 52
letters, augmenting the Arabic with five letters for the additional sounds particular to Indo-Aryan
languages. Some letters that are distinguished in Arabic are pronounced identically in Sindhi.

‫ج‬
‫ا ب ٻڀ ت ٿ ٽٺ ث پ ج ڄ‬
‫ھ‬

b
ɟʱ ʄ ɟ p s ʈʰ ʈ tʰ t ɓ b *
ʱ

‫ڃ چ ڇ ح خ د ڌ ڏ ڊ ڍ ذ ر ڙ‬

d
ɽ r z ɖʱ ɖ ɗ d x h cʰ c ɲ
ʱ

‫ڙ‬
‫ز س ش ص ض ط ظ ع غ فڦق‬
‫ھ‬

p
k f ɣ ∅ z t z s ʃ s z ɽʱ
ʰ

‫ڪ ک گ ڳ گھ ڱ ل م ن ڻ و ه ي‬
* h * ɳ n m l ŋ ɡʱ ɠ ɡ kʰ k