Script of Sindhi language
A word about the scripts of Sindhi language would not be out of place. Sindhi is now being written in Arabic Naskh Script, formally adopted by the British in 1853. Sindhi is also written now in Devanagari script in some parts in India. Before the adoption of the present script, Sindhi was being written in a number of different but cognate scripts derived from Devanagari. Historically the first written from of any language in Sindhi is off course the Indus Script, presently being deciphered by different scholars of the world.
In the Arab period we hear from Ibn Nadeem and Alberuni that Sindhi was being written in 'many' scripts. The earliest evidence of the proto-Devanagari script has been excavated from Bhambhore and Brahmanabad. Only a few Sindhi words are extant on pieces of broken pottery found these mounds. Later we are told by Sir Grierson in his "Linguistic Survey of India" Vol:viii, that Sindhi was at a more recent time written in more than eight different scripts namely Thatta, Khudavadi, luhanki, Khojki, Devanagari,Gurmukhi and Hattai etc. Sir Grierson has given specimen of all such scripts.
To achieve universality in writing for spreading education and in view of the majority of the population being Muslims having an acquaintance with Arabic Naskh script was adopted with slight modifications of letters to suit typical Sindhi sounds, not found in most other languages of the world.

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