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Balochi and Albanian


Albanian and Balochi


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
4  
11
2  
13

National Language
Iran  
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe  

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

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Europe  

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

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

Interesting Facts
  • 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.
  
  • 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.
    •   

Similar To
Kurdish and Persian  
Romanian  

Derived From
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
34  
16
36  
18

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8  
5
7  
4

How Many Consonants
26  
16
29  
19

Scripts
Perso-Arabic script  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Salam  
Përshëndetje  

Thank You
mana bebahgsh  
Ju faleminderit  

How Are You?
chone tao?  
Si jeni?  

Good Night
jawáin shap  
natën e mirë  

Good Evening
jawáin begáh  
mirëmbrëma  

Good Afternoon
سلام علیکم  
mirëdita  

Good Morning
jawáin sawáh  
mirëmengjes  

Please
Mihrabani kan  
Ju lutem  

Sorry
bebaksh / bebagsh  
Me fal  

Bye
bye  
mirupafshim  

I Love You
Tu mana doost biyeh  
unë e dua ju  

Excuse Me
mana bebahgsh  
Më falni  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Balochi  
Gheg Albanian  

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

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

Dialect 2
Western Balochi  
Tosk Albanian  

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

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

Dialect 3
Southern Balochi  
Arbëresh  

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

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

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
4  
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.11 %  
99+
0.11 %  
99+

Native Speakers
7.60 million  
99+
3.10 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
8.50 million  
99+
3.60 million  
99+

Native Name
بلوچی  
shqip / gjuha shqipe  

Alternative Names
Baluchi  
Shqip  

French Name
baloutchi  
albanais  

German Name
Belutschisch  
Albanisch  

Pronunciation
[bəˈloʧi]  
[ʃcip]  

Ethnicity
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui  
Albanians  

History

Origin
19th Century  
1462 AD  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Old Albanian  

Standard Forms
Balochi  
Standard Albanian  

Language Position
39  
36
14  
13

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

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
sq  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
bal  
sqi  

ISO 639 2/B
bal  
alb  

ISO 639 3
bal  
sqi  

ISO 639 6
bal  
sqi  

Glottocode
balo1260  
alba1267  

Linguasphere
58-AAB-a  
55-AAA-aaa  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Synthetic  

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All Balochi and Albanian 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 Balochi and Albanian dialects. Various dialects of Balochi and Albanian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Balochi are spoken in different Balochi Speaking Countries whereas Albanian Dialects are spoken in different Albanian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Balochi vs Albanian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Balochi dialects include: Eastern Balochi, Western Balochi. Albanian dialects include: Gheg Albanian , Tosk Albanian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Balochi and Albanian Speaking population

Balochi and Albanian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Balochi and Albanian languages can be compared. The total count of Balochi and Albanian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Balochi language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Albanian 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 Balochi and Albanian on Balochi vs Albanian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Balochi and Albanian Language Codes

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

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