Khudabadi script

Khudabadi Script

The Khudabadi script is a special way to write the Sindhi language. It comes from a city called Khudabad in a place named Sindh. Some Sindhi Hindus still use this script today.

There are four main scripts for writing Sindhi. Besides Khudabadi, people also use the Perso-Arabic script, the Khojki script, and the Devanagari script. Long ago, traders called Sindhi Workies used the Khudabadi script to write down important information.

The Khudabadi script looks different from scripts like Bengali, Odia, Gurmukhi, or Devanagari, but it shares similarities with them. It was made by the Sindhi diaspora living in Khudabad to send letters to family members back home. Because it was easy to use, the script became popular quickly. Many Sindhi groups used it for writing messages and letters. It was also used for keeping business records.

Today, Khudabadi has special letters for sounds in the Sindhi language. It has 37 consonant letters, 10 vowel letters, and 9 small marks that go with the consonants to show different vowel sounds. There are also signs for numbers, just like in many other scripts. The script is written from left to right, similar to Devanagari.