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Abkhaz and Balochi


Balochi and Abkhaz


Countries

Countries
Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia, Georgia, Republic of Abkhazia  
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan  

Total No. Of Countries
3  
12
4  
11

National Language
Abkhazia  
Iran  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Asia  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates  

Regulated By
-  
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee  

Interesting Facts
  • Abkhaz is a north-west Caucasian language.
  • Abkhaz is spoken in Abkhazia by only 100,000 people, while in Turkey there are 500,000 people speaking Abkhaz.
  
  • Balochi language had no written form before the early 19th century. The official language used until that time was Persian.
  • Balochi has borrowed words from Persian, Arabic, Sindhi, and other languages.
  

Similar To
Adyghe language, Abaza language  
Kurdish and Persian  

Derived From
Caucasian languages  
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Abkhaz-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Balochi-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
62  
36
34  
16

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
2  
1
8  
5

How Many Consonants
60  
36
26  
16

Scripts
Cyrillic  
Perso-Arabic script  

Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
27 weeks  
8
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Бзиа збаша (Bzia zbaşa)  
Salam  

Thank You
Иҭабуп (It̢abup)  
mana bebahgsh  

How Are You?
Ушҧаҟоу? (Ušṗaꝁou?)  
chone tao?  

Good Night
Ашара шәзыбзиарахааит (Ašara šəzybziaraxaait)  
jawáin shap  

Good Evening
Уа, мшы бзиа (Ua, mšy bzia)  
jawáin begáh  

Good Afternoon
Уа, мшы бзиа (Ua, mšy bzia)  
سلام علیکم  

Good Morning
Уа, Шьыжьы бзиа (Ua, Š’yž’y bzia)  
jawáin sawáh  

Please
амритана  
Mihrabani kan  

Sorry
Амарахь  
bebaksh / bebagsh  

Bye
Абзиараз (Abziaraz)  
bye  

I Love You
-  
Tu mana doost biyeh  

Excuse Me
Извините (Izvinite)  
mana bebahgsh  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Bzyb  
Eastern Balochi  

Where They Speak
Abkhazia  
Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
106,000.00  
99+
5,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Abzhywa  
Western Balochi  

Where They Speak
Caucasus  
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan  

How Many People Speak
106,000.00  
99+
1,800,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Sadz  
Southern Balochi  

Where They Speak
Turkey  
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates  

How Many People Speak
106,000.00  
99+
3,400,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
0.13 million  
99+
7.60 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.01 %  
99+
0.11 %  
99+

Native Speakers
0.13 million  
99+
7.60 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
-  
8.50 million  
99+

Native Name
аҧсуа бызшәа (aṗsua byzš˚a)  
بلوچی  

Alternative Names
Abxazo, Abkhazian  
Baluchi  

French Name
abkhaze  
baloutchi  

German Name
Abchasisch  
Belutschisch  

Pronunciation
[abxaz]  
[bəˈloʧi]  

Ethnicity
Abkhaz people  
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui  

History

Origin
c. 1650  
19th Century  

Language Family
Northwest Caucasian  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Abkhaz  
Balochi  

Language Position
28  
26
39  
36

Signed Forms
Abkhaz Sign Language  
Balochi Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ab  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
abk  
bal  

ISO 639 2/B
abk  
bal  

ISO 639 3
abk  
bal  

ISO 639 6
abks  
bal  

Glottocode
abkh1244  
balo1260  

Linguasphere
No data Available  
58-AAB-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Historical  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative  
-  

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All Abkhaz and Balochi Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Abkhaz and Balochi dialects. Various dialects of Abkhaz and Balochi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Abkhaz are spoken in different Abkhaz Speaking Countries whereas Balochi Dialects are spoken in different Balochi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Abkhaz vs Balochi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Abkhaz dialects include: Bzyb, Abzhywa. Balochi dialects include: Eastern Balochi , Western Balochi. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Abkhaz and Balochi Speaking population

Abkhaz and Balochi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Abkhaz and Balochi languages can be compared. The total count of Abkhaz and Balochi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Abkhaz language is 0.01 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Balochi language is 0.11 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Abkhaz and Balochi on Abkhaz vs Balochi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Abkhaz and Balochi Language Codes

Abkhaz and Balochi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Abkhaz and Balochi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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