Kutchi language
| Kutchi | |
|---|---|
| કચ્છી, 𑊺𑋀𑋪𑋁𑋢, ڪڇّي | |
Kutchi in Khudabadi, Gujarati and Sindhi scripts | |
| Native to | India Pakistan |
| Region | Kutch (India) Sindh (Pakistan) |
| Ethnicity | Kutchi |
Native speakers | 1,031,000 (in India) (2011) |
| Dialects | |
| Gujarati, Khudabadi, Khojki, Perso-Arabic | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | kfr |
| Glottolog | kach1277 |
Sindhic languages. Kutchi language shown in pink | |
Kutchi (/ˈkʌtʃi/; કચ્છી, 𑊺𑋀𑋪𑋁𑋢, ڪڇّي, IPA: [kətːʃʰiː]) or Kachhi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken in the Kutch region of Gujarat, and some parts of Rajasthan, India and Sindh, Pakistan. The Jadeja rulers of Cutch and Rajputs of Kutch, speak Kutchi language. Apart from Rajputs, Kutchi Jains, Kutchi Lohana, Kutchi Rabari, Sidis of Kutch even today use Kutchi in their home as language of communication.