Makrani dialect

Makrani
Makrani
مکرانی
Native to	Pakistan, Iran
Region	Makran
Native speakers	9 million
Language family	Indo-European Indo-Iranian Iranian Western Iranian Northwestern Balochi Southern Balochi Makrani; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Dialects	Coastal; Lashari; Kechi; Karachi;
Writing system	Balochi Alphabet
Language codes
ISO 639-2	bcc
ISO 639-3	bcc – inclusive code; Individual code:; bcc – Southern Balochi
Glottolog	makr1243 sout2642 makr1243
Linguasphere	(South Balochi) 58-AAB-ac (South Balochi)

Makrani(Balochi:مکرانی) or Southern Balochi is a variety of the Balochi language spoken in the historical region of Makran in Balochistan in Pakistan as well as Iran. Spoken by the Baloch people, it is often categorised as an "important" dialect of Balochi.

Makrani is the second most spoken Balochi dialect after Rakhshani in Iranian Balochistan.