| Sidi | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Pakistan,India |
| Region | Sindh,Gujarat |
| Ethnicity | Siddi |
Native speakers | endangered (2016) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
| Glottolog | None |
G.404[1] | |
Sidi is aBantu language ofPakistan andIndia,[2] related toSwahili. Most of the Sidi community today speaks a regional Indic language, mostlyGujarati, mixed with some Bantu words and phrases,[3] and the current number of speakers is unknown. It was reportedly still spoken in the 1960s inJambur, a village inKathiawar, Gujarat, by theSiddi.[3][4] A survey of regional languages conducted by the government of Gujarat in 2016 reported that the language is in danger of extinction.[5]
