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Presence and prominence of languages at the provincial level in Pakistan
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The provincial languages of Pakistan are a set of languages that are spoken and used in the Provinces of Pakistan (Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan and Gilgit-Baltistan).

Balochistan

Rank Language Details
1 Balochi Balochi is the main provincial language of Balochistan
2 Urdu Urdu is the second language of Balochistan
3 Brahui Brahui is the third language of Balochistan
4 Pashto Pashto is spoken by majority of Quetta, capital of Balochistan
5 Hazaragi Fourth language of Balochistan

Punjab

Rank Language Details
1 Punjabi Punjabi is the first language of Punjab
2 Saraiki Saraiki is the second language of Punjab
3 Hindko Hindko is the third language of Punjab
4 Urdu Urdu is the fourth language of Punjab

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Rank Language Details
1 Pashto Pashto is the main provincial language of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
2 Urdu Urdu is the second language of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
3 Hindko Hindko is spoken in southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Sindh

Rank Language Details
1 Sindhi Sindhi is the first language of Sindh
2 Lasi Lasi is similar to Sindhi and is the second language of Sindh
3 Urdu There are a lot of Urdu-Speaking Muhajirs in Karachi
4 Kutchi Kutchi is the fourth language of Sindh
5 Thari Thari is the fifth language of Pakistan
6 Balochi Balochi is spoken in western Sindh
7 Saraiki Saraiki is spoken in Northern Sindh, near the Punjab border

Gilgit-Baltistan

Rank Language Detail
1 Shina It is a Dardic language spoken by the majority in six tehsils (Gilgit, Diamir/Chilas, Darel/Tangir, Astore, Puniyal/Gahkuch and Rondu).
2 Brouski It is spoken by the majority in four tehsils (Nagar I, Nagar II, Hunza and Yasin). It is a language isolate that has borrowed considerable Urdu vocabulary.
3 Khowar It is spoken by the majority in two tehsils (Gupis and Ishkomen) but also spoken in Yasin and Puniyal/Gahkuch Tehsils. Like Shina, it is a Dardic language.
4 Wakhi It is spoken by the majority of people in Gojal Tehsil of Hunza. But it is also spoken in the Yasin and Ishkoman tehsils of Gupis-Yasin and Ghizer districts.
5 Balti It is spoken in Gilgit Baltistan and some parts of India's Ladakh
6 Domaaki It is the least spoken language of Gilgit-Baltistan, In 2011, the estimated Domaaki speakers were 340.
  • Sindh: The provincial language spoken in the province of Sindh is Sindhi. Sindhi is the 2nd largest spoken language spoken in Pakistan and is the only regional. This language is used and spoken mostly by the Sindhis, along with several other languages indigenous to Sindh such as Lasi, Kutchi, Thari and Sindhi Saraiki.

Urdu is spoken and understood by nearly all Pakistanis, as it is the national language and is officially used in formal governmental, educational purposes.

References


https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/what-languages-are-spoken-in-pakistan.html#:~:text=Urdu%20is%20not%20only%20the,national%20language%20of%20the%20country.

https://uh.edu/~sriaz/thecountry/languages/


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