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Balochi and Arabic


Arabic and Balochi


Countries

Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan  
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  

Total No. Of Countries
4  
11
23  
4

National Language
Iran  
Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Yemen  

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

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa, Asia  

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

Regulated By
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee  
Academy of the Arabic Language, Arabic Language International Council  

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.
  
  • 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.
  

Similar To
Kurdish and Persian  
Amharic and Hebrew  

Derived From
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
34  
16
28  
10

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8  
5
8  
5

How Many Consonants
26  
16
28  
18

Scripts
Perso-Arabic script  
Arabic  

Writing Direction
-  
Right-To-Left, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
88 weeks  
19

Greetings

Hello
Salam  
مرحبا  

Thank You
mana bebahgsh  
شكرا  

How Are You?
chone tao?  
كيف حالك؟  

Good Night
jawáin shap  
تصبح على خير  

Good Evening
jawáin begáh  
مساء الخير  

Good Afternoon
سلام علیکم  
مساء الخير  

Good Morning
jawáin sawáh  
صباح الخير  

Please
Mihrabani kan  
من فضلك  

Sorry
bebaksh / bebagsh  
آسف  

Bye
bye  
وداعا  

I Love You
Tu mana doost biyeh  
أحبك  

Excuse Me
mana bebahgsh  
اعذرني  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Balochi  
Maghrebi  

Where They Speak
Pakistan  
Algeria, Libya, Maghreb, Morocco, Tunisia  

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00  
99+
310,000,000.00  
2

Dialect 2
Western Balochi  
Sudanese  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan  
Sudan  

How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00  
99+
17,000,000.00  
29

Dialect 3
Southern Balochi  
Levantine  

Where They Speak
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates  
Cyprus, Levant  

How Many People Speak
3,400,000.00  
99+
21,000,000.00  
23

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
26  
22

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
7.60 million  
99+
452.00 million  
4

Speaking Population
0.11 %  
99+
4.43 %  
6

Native Speakers
7.60 million  
99+
206.00 million  
6

Second Language Speakers
8.50 million  
99+
246.00 million  
2

Native Name
بلوچی  
(al arabiya) العربية  

Alternative Names
Baluchi  
Al-’Arabiyya, Al-Fusha, Literary Arabic  

French Name
baloutchi  
arabe  

German Name
Belutschisch  
Arabisch  

Pronunciation
[bəˈloʧi]  
/al ʕarabijja/, /ʕarabi/  

Ethnicity
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui  
Arabs  

History

Origin
19th Century  
512 CE  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Afro-Asiatic Family, Semitic Family  

Subgroup
-  
Semitic  

Branch
-  
North Arabic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Balochi  
Modern Standard Arabic  

Language Position
39  
36
25  
23

Signed Forms
Balochi Sign Language  
Signed Arabic  

Scope
Individual  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
ar  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
bal  
ara  

ISO 639 2/B
bal  
ara  

ISO 639 3
bal  
ara  

ISO 639 6
bal  
ara  

Glottocode
balo1260  
arab1395  

Linguasphere
58-AAB-a  
12-AAC  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Fusional, Synthetic  

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

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Balochi and Arabic Speaking population

Balochi and Arabic speaking population is one of the factors based on which Balochi and Arabic languages can be compared. The total count of Balochi and Arabic Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Balochi language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Arabic language is 4.43 %. 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 Arabic on Balochi vs Arabic where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Balochi and Arabic Language Codes

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

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