Countries
South Africa
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan
National Language
South Africa
Iran
Second Language
Namibia, South Africa
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates
Regulated By
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee
Interesting Facts
- Afrikaans Language is a mixture of English, Dutch, German, French and some South African language like Xhosa.
- Afrikaans Language lacks case and gender distinctions.
- 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
Dutch Language
Kurdish and Persian
Derived From
Dutch Language
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Latin
Perso-Arabic script
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
Thank You
Dankie
mana bebahgsh
How Are You?
Hoe gaan dit
chone tao?
Good Night
goeie nag
jawáin shap
Good Evening
Goeienaand
jawáin begáh
Good Afternoon
Goeie middag
Not Available
Good Morning
goeie more
jawáin sawáh
Please
asseblief
Mihrabani kan
Sorry
jammer
bebaksh / bebagsh
I Love You
Ek het jou lief
Tu mana doost biyeh
Excuse Me
Verskoon my
mana bebahgsh
Dialect 1
Kaapse Afrikaans
Eastern Balochi
Where They Speak
Not Available
Pakistan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Oranjeriverafrikaans
Western Balochi
Where They Speak
Not Available
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Baster Afrikaans
Southern Balochi
Where They Speak
Namibia
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Afrikaans
بلوچی
Alternative Names
Cape Dutch
Baluchi
French Name
afrikaans
baloutchi
German Name
Afrikaans
Belutschisch
Pronunciation
[ɐfriˈkɑːns]
Not available
Ethnicity
Afrikaners
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui
Origin
17th Century
19th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Germanic
Not Available
Branch
Western
Not Available
Early Forms
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Afrikaans
Balochi
Signed Forms
Signed Afrikaans (signs of SASL)
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
af
No data available
ISO 639 6
afrs
Not Available
Glottocode
afri1274
balo1260
Linguasphere
52-ACB-ba
58-AAB-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic
Not Available
All Afrikaans 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 Afrikaans and Balochi dialects. Various dialects of Afrikaans and Balochi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Afrikaans are spoken in different Afrikaans Speaking Countries whereas Balochi Dialects are spoken in different Balochi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Afrikaans vs Balochi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Afrikaans dialects include: Kaapse Afrikaans, Oranjeriverafrikaans. Balochi dialects include: Eastern Balochi , Western Balochi. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Afrikaans and Balochi Speaking population
Afrikaans and Balochi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Afrikaans and Balochi languages can be compared. The total count of Afrikaans and Balochi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Afrikaans language is Not Available 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 Afrikaans and Balochi on Afrikaans vs Balochi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Afrikaans and Balochi Language Codes
Afrikaans and Balochi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Afrikaans and Balochi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.