Aer language

Aer
آیر
RegionSindh, Pakistan
Native speakers
(100 cited 1998)[1]
Dialects
  • Jikrio Goth
  • Jamesabad
Arabic script
Language codes
ISO 639-3aeq
Glottologaerr1238
ELPAer

Aer (/ˈaɪər/ YRE) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by around 100 people in Sindh, Pakistan and Gujarat, India.[1] It is one of the smallest languages of Pakistan in terms of number of speakers,[2][3] and is spoken in rural areas of Sindh including Hyderabad, Kot Ghulam Muhammad, and Kunri. Some speakers are also reported to be living in Shaheed Benazirabad, but they have a different culture.[4]

  1. ^ a b Aer at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  2. ^ Torwali, Zubair (28 July 2015). "Saving local languages". The News International. Retrieved 2022-08-31.
  3. ^ Arshad, Muhammad (2021-09-06). "How Many Languages Are Spoken In Pakistan". Economy.pk. Retrieved 2022-08-31.
  4. ^ Parekh, Rauf (2018-01-02). "Some endangered Pakistani languages". Dawn. Retrieved 2022-08-31.