Dhatki, also known as Dhati or Thari, is one of the Rajasthani languages of the Indo-Aryan

Indo-Aryan languages

The Indo-Aryan languages constitutes a branch of the Indo-Iranian languages, itself a branch of the Indo-European language family...

 branch of the Indo-European language family. It is most closely related to Marwari

Marwari language

The Marwari language , also variously Marvari, Marwadi, Marvadi), is spoken in the Indian state of Rajasthan. Marwari is also found in the neighboring state of Gujarat and Haryana and in Eastern Pakistan...

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Speakers

Dhatki/Dhati is spoken in western parts of Jaisalmer

Jaisalmer

Jaysalmer , nicknamed "The Golden City", is a town in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is located west from the state capital Jaipur. It was once known as Jaisalmer state. The town stands on a ridge of yellowish sandstone, crowned by a fort, which contains the palace and several ornate Jain...

 and Barmer

Barmer district

Barmer is a district of Rajasthan state, India. Barmer is the district headquarters. Balotra, Guda Malani, Baytoo, Siwana, Jasol and Chohatan are other major towns.-Geography:...

 districts of Rajasthan

Rajasthan

Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...

 in India and eastern parts of Sindh

Sindh

Sindh historically referred to as Ba'ab-ul-Islam , is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and historically is home to the Sindhi people. It is also locally known as the "Mehran". Though Muslims form the largest religious group in Sindh, a good number of Christians, Zoroastrians and Hindus can...

 province of Pakistan

Pakistan

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 by about 150,000 people in all. Some Dhatki-speaking communities migrated to India

India

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 in 1947 after the independence and continued to do so in small numbers after that date, but the great majority of Dhatki speakers still reside in Pakistan

Pakistan

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Dhatki/Dhati is spoken by these Communities:

• Pushkarna Brahmin or Dhati Pushkarna Brahmin
  Dhati Pushkarna Brahmin
  The Dhati Pushkarna Brahmin Community is a Sub-Community of Pushkarna Brahmin who are native speakers of Dhati Language-History:These are the Families who were Migrated from Tharparkar District Sindh Province of Pakistan At the Time of Partiion...
  
   Mostly Settelled in Khairthal
  Khairthal
  Khairthal is a city and a municipality in Tehsil Kishangarh Bas Alwar district in the Indian state of Rajasthan.It is at the northern end of Aravali ranges.It is has a major industrial importance in Rajasthan because of its connectivity with National capital Delhi.-Demographics: India census,...
  
  /Barmer
  Barmer
  Barmer may refer to the following places:*Barmer district, a district of Rajasthan state, India**Barmer , a Lok Sabha parliamentary constituency of Rajasthan**Barmer, Rajasthan, a city in Barmer district...
  
  
• Thari Maheshwaris
• Sangrasi Sodha
• Khatri
  Khatri
  Khatri is a caste from the northern Indian subcontinent. Khatris in India are mostly from Punjab, region but later they migrated to regions like Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Jammu, Uttarkhand, Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Balochistan, Sindh and Khyber...
  
  
• (MALHI)& TAK is sub caste of malhi
• Suthar
  Suthar
  The Suthar or Sutar is a Hindu caste within the Vishwakarma community of India. They are also found in the province of Sindh in Pakistan . They are also known as Mistry in Saurashtra.-The Origin :...
  
  
• Hindu Bajeer
• Sonara
• Meghwar
• Bhil
  Bhil
  Bhils are primarily an Adivasi people of Central India. Bhils are also settled in the Tharparkar District of Sindh, Pakistan. They speak the Bhil languages, a subgroup of the Western Zone of the Indo-Aryan languages....
  
  

The majority speakers of Dhatki language live in Umerkot District

Umerkot District

Umerkot District or Umarkot District is a district of Sindh province, Pakistan.-History:After the 1843 invasion by Charles Napier, Sindh was divided into provinces and was assigned a Zamindars, also known as Wadaras, to collect taxes for the British....

 and Tharparkar District

Tharparkar District

Tharparkar District is one of twenty three districts of Sindh province in Pakistan. It is headquarters is at Mithi. It has the lowest Human Development Index of all districts in Sindh.-Demography:...

 in Sindh

Sindh

Sindh historically referred to as Ba'ab-ul-Islam , is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and historically is home to the Sindhi people. It is also locally known as the "Mehran". Though Muslims form the largest religious group in Sindh, a good number of Christians, Zoroastrians and Hindus can...

, Pakistan

Pakistan

Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...

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Samples

A few of the typical sentences in Dhatki are: meaning "What are you doing?", meaning "What is your name?", meaning "I need to eat". where are you going?