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Albanian vs Balochi


Balochi vs Albanian


Countries

Countries
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe  
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
4  
11

National Language
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe  
Iran  

Second Language
Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Asia  

Minority Language
Italian Repubilc, Montenegro, Republic of Macedonia, Republic of Serbia, Romania  
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates  

Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Albania, Tirana  
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee  

Interesting Facts
  • Albanian Language has adopted words from Latin, Greek, Turkish, Italian and Slavic languages.
  • 74% Albanian people are atheist, they never go to church or mosque.
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  • 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
Romanian  
Kurdish and Persian  

Derived From
-  
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
36  
18
34  
16

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
8  
5

How Many Consonants
29  
19
26  
16

Scripts
Latin  
Perso-Arabic script  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Përshëndetje  
Salam  

Thank You
Ju faleminderit  
mana bebahgsh  

How Are You?
Si jeni?  
chone tao?  

Good Night
natën e mirë  
jawáin shap  

Good Evening
mirëmbrëma  
jawáin begáh  

Good Afternoon
mirëdita  
سلام علیکم  

Good Morning
mirëmengjes  
jawáin sawáh  

Please
Ju lutem  
Mihrabani kan  

Sorry
Me fal  
bebaksh / bebagsh  

Bye
mirupafshim  
bye  

I Love You
unë e dua ju  
Tu mana doost biyeh  

Excuse Me
Më falni  
mana bebahgsh  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Gheg Albanian  
Eastern Balochi  

Where They Speak
Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia  
Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
3,400,000.00  
99+
5,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Tosk Albanian  
Western Balochi  

Where They Speak
Albania, Greece, Kosovo, Republic of Macedonia, Turkey  
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan  

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

Dialect 3
Arbëresh  
Southern Balochi  

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

How Many People Speak
100,000.00  
99+
3,400,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
3  
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.11 %  
99+
0.11 %  
99+

Native Speakers
3.10 million  
99+
7.60 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
3.60 million  
99+
8.50 million  
99+

Native Name
shqip / gjuha shqipe  
بلوچی  

Alternative Names
Shqip  
Baluchi  

French Name
albanais  
baloutchi  

German Name
Albanisch  
Belutschisch  

Pronunciation
[ʃcip]  
[bəˈloʧi]  

Ethnicity
Albanians  
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui  

History

Origin
1462 AD  
19th Century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Albanian  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Standard Albanian  
Balochi  

Language Position
14  
13
39  
36

Signed Forms
Albanian Sign Language (AlbSL, in Albanian Gjuha Shenjave e Shqipe)  
Balochi Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
sq  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
sqi  
bal  

ISO 639 2/B
alb  
bal  

ISO 639 3
sqi  
bal  

ISO 639 6
sqi  
bal  

Glottocode
alba1267  
balo1260  

Linguasphere
55-AAA-aaa  
58-AAB-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic  
-  

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Albanian and Balochi Language History

Comparison of Albanian vs Balochi language history gives us differences between origin of Albanian and Balochi language. History of Albanian language states that this language originated in 1462 AD whereas history of Balochi language states that this language originated in 19th Century. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Albanian and Balochi Language History.

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Albanian and Balochi Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Albanian and Balochi greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Albanian and Balochi language. Albanian word for "Hello" is Përshëndetje or Balochi word for "Thank You" is mana bebahgsh. Find more of such common Albanian Greetings and Balochi Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Albanian vs Balochi Difficulty

The Albanian vs Balochi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Albanian Alphabets and Balochi Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Albanian and Balochi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Albanian and Balochi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Albanian is 44 weeks while to learn Balochi time required is 44 weeks.

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