Countries
Algeria, Bahrain, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan
Total No. Of Countries
234
0
46
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National Language
Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
Iran
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates
Regulated By
Academy of the Arabic Language, Arabic Language International Council
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee
Interesting Facts
- Arabic is 5th common language in world.
- Classical Arabic is the language of Quran and also it is official language. Classical Arabic is the only way to learn Arabic language in academic way and it does not change.
- 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
Amharic and Hebrew
Kurdish and Persian
Derived From
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Ancient Indo-Iranian Language
Dialect 1
Maghrebi
Eastern Balochi
Where They Speak
Algeria, Libya, Maghreb, Morocco, Tunisia
Pakistan
How Many People Speak
310,000,000.005,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Sudanese
Western Balochi
Where They Speak
Sudan
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
How Many People Speak
17,000,000.001,800,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Levantine
Southern Balochi
Where They Speak
Cyprus, Levant
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates
How Many People Speak
21,000,000.003,400,000.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
263
0
188
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