Sindhi folklore ( sd, لوڪ ادب) Sindhi Folklore is the folk tradition which has developed in

Sindh Sindh (; ; ur, , ; historically romanized as Sind) is one of the four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the southeastern region of the country, Sindh is the third-largest province of Pakistan by land area and the second-largest province ...

over a number of centuries. Sindh abounds with folklore, in all forms, and colors from such obvious manifestations as the traditional

Watayo Faqir Watayo Faqir ( sd, وتايو فقير) is a legendary character from Sindh, Pakistan. Many fables based on his wisdom and philosophy that are widely spread, and are told at "Katcheri" (traditional gatherings) and are told to children in Sindhi Fol ...

tales, the legend of Moriro,

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tale of Dodo Chanesar, to the heroic character of Marui which distinguishes it among the contemporary folklores of the region. The love story of Sassui, who pines for her lover Punhu, is known and sung in every Sindhi settlement. Other examples of the folklore of Sindh include the stories of Umar Marui and Suhuni Mehar ( Sohni Mahiwal in Punjab region).Kalyan Adwani, ed. '' Shah Jo Risalo''.

Jamshoro Jamshoro ( sd, ڄام شورو, ur, ) is a city and the capital of Jamshoro District, located in Sindh, Pakistan. It is located on the right bank of the Indus River, approximately northwest of Hyderabad and northeast from the provincial ca ...

: Sindhi Adabi Board, 2002. Sindhi folk Singers and women play a vital role to transmit the Sindhi folklore. They sang the folktales of Sindh in songs with passion in every village of Sindh. Sindhi folklore has been compiled in a series of forty volumes under Sindhi Adabi Board's project of Folklore and Literature. This valuable project was accomplished by noted Sindhi scholar Dr.Nabi Bux Baloch. The material for the project has been collected both from the oral traditions village folks and the written record. This folklore series deals with diverse segments Sindhi folklore and literature, e.g.,

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s and fairy tales, pseudo-historical romances,

folk-poetry Folk poetry (sometimes referred to as ''poetry in action'') is poetry that is part of a society's folklore, usually part of their oral tradition. When sung, folk poetry becomes a folk song. Description Folk poetry in general has several characte ...

, folk songs, proverbs, and

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s. These thirty volumes include: #

Sarmad Sindhi Popularly known as Sarmad Sindhi (7 July 1961 – 27 December 1996) ( Sindhi: سرمد سنڌي) ( Urdu:سرمد سندھی) for his work on Sindhi Folk Music was a Sindhi folk singer, songwriter of Sindhi language. Considered one of the great ...

# Madahun ain Manajatun (مداحون ۽ مناجاتون) # Munaqiba (مناقبا) # Mu'jiza (معجزه) # Maulud (مولود) # Tiha akhariyun or Siharfi (ٽيه اکريون) # Beit ( بيت) #

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(نڙ جا بيت) # Lok Git (لوڪ گيت) # Loke Kahaniyun (لوڪ ڪهاڻيون) # Ishqia dastan (عشقيه داستان) # Moriro ain Mangar Machh (مورڙو ۽ مانگر مڇ) # Lilan Chanesar (ليلان چنيسر) # Umar Marui (عمر مارئي) #

Momal Rano Momal Rano or Mumal Rano ( sd, مومل راڻو) is a romantic tale of Momal and Rano from the Sindhi folklore and Rajasthani folklore. It is a multifaceted story that entails adventure, magic, schemes, beauty, love, ordeals of separation and abo ...

(مومل راڻو) # Noori Jam Tamachi (نوري ڄام تماچي) # Sassui Punhun (سسئي پنهون) #

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(رسمون رواج۽ سوڻ ساٺ) # Dodo Chanesar (دودو چنيسر) #

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(جنگنامو) # Sindhi Riddles (ڳجهارتون) # Geecha (ڳيچ) # Sohni Mehar (سهڻي ميهار) #

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{{Sindh topics Culture of Sindh Sindhi language

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