Encyclopedia Sindhiana
Encyclopedia Sindhiana (Sindhi: انسائيڪلوپيڊيا سنڌيانا), published by the Sindhi Language Authority, is a general knowledge encyclopedia specially covering a wide range of information regarding Sindh.[1] A total of fifteen volumes are planned to be published.[2] Eight volumes have been published yet and the remaining are still to come.[3] About eighty percent of the content is about Sindh,[2] while the rest covers different important topics relating to the world and universe.[1]
Volumes
As of yet eight volumes have been published. The first volume was published in 2009, while latest addition to this is eighth volume which was published in 2013.[4] Collectively they cover first 28 letters of Sindhi alphabet (ا-س).
Volume 1
This volume was published in 2009 and covers first three letters of Sindhi alphabet (ا، ب، ٻ). It has 3500 entries and is spread upon about 650 pages.[5]
volume 2
The second volume consisting of 728 pages includes about 2571 entries based upon six letters of Sindhi alphabet from four to nine(ڀ،ت،ٿ،ٽ،ٺ،ث). This volume was published in 2010.[5]
Volume 3
This volume, published in 2011, covers two letters (پ، ج) and has 2533 entries. Number of pages in this volume is 700.[5]
Volume 4
Volume four covers next seven letters of Sindhi alphabet (ڄ، جهه، ڃ، چ، ڇ، ح، خ) and has 2033 entries. This volume has 608 pages and was published in 2012.[5]
Volume 5
Volume five, published in 2012, covers six letters of Sindhi alphabet (د، ڌ، ڏ، ڊ، ڍ، ذ) and has 1930 entries.[5]
Volume 6
This volume was published in 2013. It contains entries from three letters ( ر، ڙ، ز).[4]
Volumes 7 and 8
These two volumes collectively cover one letter of Sindhi alphabet (س)and have 2438 entries in total. Both were published in 2013.[4]
References
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- ^ a b "Encyclopedia Sindhiana". http://www.encyclopediasindhiana.org/. encyclopediasindhiana. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
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- ^ a b c "EncyclopediaSindhiana". http://www.sindhila.org. Sindhi Language Authority. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
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- ^ a b c d e "Encyclpeida Sinhiana Blog". http://www.encyclopediasindhiana.org/. Encyclopedia Sindhiana. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
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