Abstract
Arabic is a Semitic language belongs to the Central Semitic languages, most closely related to Hebrew and Aramaic languages. Arabic is one among the most populous languages in the world. It is one among seven languages recognized by the United Nations. Arabic is considered as a single language spoken by as many as 280 million people as their first language. The modern written language known as Modern Standard Arabic or Fusha is derived from the language of the Quran also known as Classical Arabic or Quranic Arabic. The standardized written Arabic or “fusha” is different in some extent and more traditional than all of the spoken dialects known as “hamia” used side-by-side of “fusha”. It is widely used academic purposes including teaching in schools, universities, and used to varying degrees in workplaces. On the other hand Brahui is a member of the North Dravidian languages group of the Dravidian language family. Brahui is the language spoken by Brahuis, a mainly tribal people, the great majority of whom live in Central Balochistan. Another large group of Brahui speakers live in Sindh Province. Brahuis also live in the Helmand and Nimruz provinces of Afghanistan and in the province of Sistan-o-Balochistan in southern Iran. A large number of Brahuis live in the Gulf States, while a few families of Brahuis living in Mari Province in Turkmenistan still speak Brahui as well. The linguist classified Brahui as a North Dravidian language because of its close relationship with the Kurukh and Malto languages in central India. The other Dravidian languages, Tamil, Telegu, Malyalam, Kunri, and Gondi, are spoken in southern India. Brahui is the only Dravidian Language having a Non Dravidian (Arbic) script. In this paper short history of Arabic and Brahui languages have been discussed, the main objective of this paper is to describe in detailed the beginning and evaluation of Brahui orthography and role of Arabic language regarding its evolution.
Waheed Razzaq. (2013) USAGE OF ARABIC ALPHABETS IN BRAHUI ORTHOGRAPHY, Balochistan Review, Volume 1, Issue 1.
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