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FROM WIKIPEDIA
The Brahui language is mainly spoken in Balochistan, Pakistan, although
also in Afghanistan and Iran by the Brahui. It reportedly has about two
million speakers in Pakistan (1998), and a tenth that number elsewhere. In
Pakistan it is mainly spoken in the Kalat region of Balochistan. Although
it is a Dravidian language, it has been heavily influenced by other
languages spoken in the area and shares few words with the Dravidian
languages spoken in southern India and Sri Lanka. It is debated whether
Brahui is a remnant of a formerly more widespread Dravidian language
family that was reduced during the Aryan expansion, or if it is a more
recent migrant from northern or central India. It is also sometimes
speculated that Brahui might be a legacy of the Indus Valley Civilisation. |
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