Problem of spellings and uniformities in orthography of Sindhi language
Abstract
Sindhi Language is a unique Language in its group. It is the mother language of her adjacent languages, its phonetic system and structural formation in sense of grammar, proved its supremacy over other neighboring Languages. Historically as recorded by different scholars and foreign travalogers, Sindhi was in use more or less near to present spoken form, from Valikas (356-415 A.D) to Brahmans (641-711 A.D) throughout ancient geographical borders of Sindh, and though was different in written system means in its orthography, so many scripts were in used for one spoken Language. During the Arabs period (712-1011 A.D) Sindhi and Arabic Languages parrarally declared official Languages of Sindh, with the same script and after the Arabs, influence of Persian Language on Sindhi had been seen, as the rulers Argoons and Tarkhans inherited Persian background. In the British era (1843-1947 A.D) initially at least 17 different scripts of Sindhi were in use in Sindh. Finally in 1853 Sindhi Language was declared an official Language, Parallel to English and officially a newly organized alphabet with some missing phonemes were coined with additional dots included. An official vernacular committee consisting experts of Sindhi Language have finalized the Alphabet, but the orthography of so many words and terms had remained the same, as written before the declared Sindhi alphabet. Consciously, problems of orthography are raised and contrast in sense of old and new forms of spelling. The Education Department, Government of Sindh had notified a committee for standard orthography of Sindhi Language, but problems were not solved and even up to date. Sindhi Language faces the same problems. Sindhi words and terms and barowords are being written in different spellings and there is no uniformity in orthography of some compound and complex words.
This research paper is a brief discussion on the different issues of orthography of Sindhi Language, these issues are continuously being in use since 1853. Paper has concluded with few suggestions.
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