Language Centre Resources - Brahui

Brahui

A member of the Dravidian family (northern group), spoken by c. 2 million people chiefly in Pakistan, Iran and Afganistan. The language shows considerable Baluchi influence and many of its speakers are bilingual in Brahui and Baluchi.

Brahui is unwritten, but the Arabic script is used to notate its rich folk literature. The language has an elaborate nominal and verbal morphology.

CLASSIFICATION = Dravidian family    SCRIPT = Arabic

Grammar reader

The Brahui language: Parts I, II and III

EZ 494.83 EK.1-2 *

Listening

Brahui sound recording

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