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== List of languages == The 2022 edition of ''[[Ethnologue]]'' lists 80 established languages in Pakistan. Of these, 68 are indigenous and 12 are non-indigenous. In terms of their vitality, 4 are classified as 'institutional', 24 are 'developing', 30 are 'vigorous', 15 are 'in trouble', and 4 are 'dying'.{{sfn|Eberhard|Simons|Fennig|2022}} {|class="sortable wikitable" |+Established languages{{sfn|Eberhard|Simons|Fennig|2022}} ! Language !! Province{{efn| Excluding large urban centres}} !! Language group |- | [[Aer language|Aer]] || Sindh || Indo-Aryan |- | [[Badeshi language|Badeshi]] || Khyber Pakhtunkwa || Iranian |- | [[Bagri language|Bagri]] || Punjab, Sindh || Indo-Aryan |- | [[Eastern Balochi (dialect)| Eastern Balochi]] || Balochistan, Punjab, Sindh || Iranian |- | [[Balochi language|Balochi]] [[Makrani dialect|Southern]] || Balochistan, Sindh || Iranian |- | [[Balochi language|Balochi]] [[Rakhshani dialect|Western]] || Balochistan, Sindh || Iranian |- | [[Balti language|Balti]] || Gilgit Baltistan || Sino-Tibetan |- | [[Bateri language|Bateri]] || Khyber Pakhtunkwa || Indo-Aryan |- | [[Bhaya language|Bhaya]] || Sindh || Indo-Aryan |- | [[Brahui language|Brahui]] || Balochistan, Sindh || Dravidian |- | [[Burushaski]] || Gilgit Baltistan || Isolate |- | [[Chilisso language|Chilisso]] || Khyber Pakhtunkwa || Indo-Aryan |- | [[Dameli language|Dameli]] || Khyber Pakhtunkwa || Indo-Aryan |- | [[Dari]] || Khyber Pakhtunkwa || Iranian |- | [[Dehwari language|Dehwari]] || Balochistan || Iranian |- | [[Dhatki language|Dhatki]] || Sindh || Indo-Aryan |- | [[Domaaki language|Domaaki]] || Gilgit Baltistan || Indo-Aryan |- | English || Federal co-official|| Germanic |- | [[Gawar-Bati language|Gawar-Bati]] || Khyber Pakhtunkwa || Indo-Aryan |- | [[Gawri language|Gawri]] || Khyber Pakhtunkwa || Indo-Aryan |- | [[Ghera language|Ghera]] || Sindh || Indo-Aryan |- | [[Goaria language|Goaria]] || Sindh || Indo-Aryan |- | [[Gowro language|Gowro]] || Khyber Pakhtunkwa || Indo-Aryan |- | [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] || Sindh || Indo-Aryan |- | [[Gujari language|Gujari]] || Azad Kashmir, Gilgit Baltistan, <br /> Khyber Pakhtunkwa, Punjab || Indo-Aryan |- | [[Gurgula language|Gurgula]] || Sindh || Indo-Aryan |- | [[Rangri dialect (Haryanvi)|Haryanvi (aka Rangri)]] ||Sindh, Punjab || Indo-Aryan |- | [[Hazaragi language|Hazaragi]] || Balochistan || Iranian |- | [[Northern Hindko|Hindko, Northern]] || Azad Kashmir, Khyber Pakhtunkwa || Indo-Aryan |- | [[Southern Hindko|Hindko, Southern]] || Khyber Pakhtunkwa, Punjab || Indo-Aryan |- | [[Jadgali language|Jadgali]] || Balochistan, Sindh || Indo-Aryan |- | [[Jandavra language|Jandavra]] || Sindh || Indo-Aryan |- | [[Jogi language|Jogi]] || Sindh || Indo-Aryan |- | [[Kabutra language|Kabutra]] || Sindh || Indo-Aryan |- | [[Kacchi language|Kacchi]] || Sindh || Indo-Aryan |- | [[Chitral Kalasha language|Kalasha]] || Khyber Pakhtunkwa || Indo-Aryan |- | [[Kalkoti language|Kalkoti]] || Khyber Pakhtunkwa || Indo-Aryan |- | [[Kamviri language|Kamviri]] || Khyber Pakhtunkwa || Iranian |- | [[Kashmiri language|Kashmiri]] || Azad Kashmir || Indo-Aryan |- | [[Kata-vari dialect|Kati]] || Khyber Pakhtunkwa || Iranian |- | [[Khetrani language|Khetrani]] || Balochistan || Indo-Aryan |- | [[Khowar language|Khowar]] || Gilgit Baltistan, Khyber Pakhtunkwa || Indo-Aryan |- | [[Indus Kohistani|Kohistani, Indus]] || Khyber Pakhtunkwa || Indo-Aryan |- | [[Kachi Koli language|Koli, Kachi]] || Sindh || Indo-Aryan |- | [[Parkari Koli language|Koli, Parkari]] || Sindh || Indo-Aryan |- | [[Wadiyara Koli language|Koli, Wadiyari]] || Sindh || Indo-Aryan |- | [[Kundal Shahi language|Kundal Shahi]] || Azad Kashmir || Indo-Aryan |- | [[Lasi language|Lasi]] || Balochistan || Indo-Aryan |- | [[Loarki language|Loarki]] || Sindh || Indo-Aryan |- | [[Mankiyali language|Mankiyali]] || Khyber Pakhtunkwa || Indo-Aryan |- | [[Marwari language|Marwari]] || Punjab, Sindh || Indo-Aryan |- | [[Mewati language|Mewati]] || Punjab, Sindh || Indo-Aryan |- | [[Memoni language|Memoni]] || Sindh || Indo-Aryan |- | [[Oadki language|Oadki]] || Punjab, Sindh || Indo-Aryan |- | [[Ormuri language|Ormuri]] || Khyber Pakhtunkwa || Iranian |- | [[Pahari-Pothwari]]|| Azad Kashmir, Punjab || Indo-Aryan |- | [[Pakistani Sign Language|Pakistan Sign Language]] || Throughout || Indo-Pakistani Sign Language |- | [[Palula language|Palula]] || Khyber Pakhtunkwa || Indo-Aryan |- | [[Central Pashto|Pashto, Central]] || Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkwa, Punjab || Iranian |- | [[Northern Pashto|Pashto, Northern]] || Khyber Pakhtunkwa, Punjab || Iranian |- | [[Southern Pashto|Pashto, Southern]] || Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkwa, Punjab || Iranian |- | [[Eastern Punjabi language|Punjabi, Eastern]] || Punjab || Indo-Aryan |- | [[ISO 639:pnb|Punjabi, Western]] || Punjab || Indo-Aryan |- | [[Saraiki language|Saraiki]] || Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkwa, Punjab, Sindh || Indo-Aryan |- | [[Sarikoli language|Sarikoli]] || Khyber Pakhtunkwa || Iranian |- | [[Savi language|Savi]] || Khyber Pakhtunkwa || Indo-Aryan |- | [[Shina language|Shina]] || Azad Kashmir, Gilgit Baltistan, Khyber Pakhtunkwa || Indo-Aryan |- | [[Kohistani Shina|Shina, Kohistani]] || Khyber Pakhtunkwa || Indo-Aryan |- | [[Sindhi language|Sindhi]] || Sindh, Balochistan || Indo-Aryan |- | [[Sindhi Bhil language|Sindhi Bhil]] || Sindh || Indo-Aryan |- | [[Torwali language|Torwali]] || Khyber Pakhtunkwa || Indo-Aryan |- | [[Urdu]] || Sindh, Punjab, Azad Kashmir , Islamabad|| Indo-Aryan |- | [[Ushojo language|Ushojo]] || Khyber Pakhtunkwa || Indo-Aryan |- | [[Vaghri language|Vaghri]] || Sindh || Indo-Aryan |- | [[Wakhi language|Wakhi]] || Gilgit Baltistan, Khyber Pakhtunkwa || Iranian |- | [[Waneci language|Waneci]] || Balochistan || Iranian |- | [[Yadgha language|Yadgha]] || Khyber Pakhtunkwa || Iranian |}
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