Sidi language
| 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 | |
Sidi is a Bantu language of Pakistan and India, related to Swahili. Most of the Sidi community today speaks a regional Indic language, mostly Gujarati, mixed with some Bantu words and phrases, and the current number of speakers is unknown. It was reportedly still spoken in the 1960s in Jambur, a village in Kathiawar, Gujarat, by the Siddi. A survey of regional languages conducted by the government of Gujarat in 2016 reported that the language is in danger of extinction.