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Balochi and Azerbaijani


Azerbaijani and Balochi


Countries

Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan  
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Syria, Turkey  

Total No. Of Countries
4  
11
7  
8

National Language
Iran  
Azerbaijan, Gambia  

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

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

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

Regulated By
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee  
Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences  

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.
  
  • Even though Official language of Azerbaijan is Azerbaijani, the Business language is Azerbaijani, English and Russian.
  • Azerbaijan is known as “Land of Fire”, is country with unique culture and spellbinding history.
  

Similar To
Kurdish and Persian  
Turkish  

Derived From
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language  
Osmanly language  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Balochi-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Azerbaijani-alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
34  
16
32  
14

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8  
5
9  
6

How Many Consonants
26  
16
23  
13

Scripts
Perso-Arabic script  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
Right-To-Left, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Salam  
Salam  

Thank You
mana bebahgsh  
Təşəkkür edirəm  

How Are You?
chone tao?  
necəsən  

Good Night
jawáin shap  
yaxşı gecə  

Good Evening
jawáin begáh  
Axşamınız xeyir  

Good Afternoon
سلام علیکم  
Günortanız Xeyir  

Good Morning
jawáin sawáh  
Sabahınız xeyir  

Please
Mihrabani kan  
lütfən  

Sorry
bebaksh / bebagsh  
üzr  

Bye
bye  
xudafiz  

I Love You
Tu mana doost biyeh  
Mən səni sevirəm  

Excuse Me
mana bebahgsh  
Bağışlayın  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Balochi  
Derbent  

Where They Speak
Pakistan  
Russia  

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00  
99+
37,000,000.00  
20

Dialect 2
Western Balochi  
Gazakh  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan  
Azerbaijan  

How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00  
99+
37,000,000.00  
18

Dialect 3
Southern Balochi  
Baku  

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

How Many People Speak
3,400,000.00  
99+
37.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
33  
26

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
7.60 million  
99+
26.00 million  
39

Speaking Population
0.11 %  
99+
0.34 %  
39

Native Speakers
7.60 million  
99+
23.00 million  
34

Second Language Speakers
8.50 million  
99+
25.00 million  
27

Native Name
بلوچی  
Azərbaycan dili / Азәрбајҹан дили / آذربايجانجا ديلي  

Alternative Names
Baluchi  
Azeri, Azari, Azeri Turkish, Azerbaijani Turkish  

French Name
baloutchi  
azéri  

German Name
Belutschisch  
Aserbeidschanisch  

Pronunciation
[bəˈloʧi]  
[ɑzærbɑjdʒɑn dili]  

Ethnicity
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui  
Azerbaijani  

History

Origin
19th Century  
16th Century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Turkic Family  

Subgroup
-  
Turkic  

Branch
-  
Southwestern(Oghuz)  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Balochi  
Azerbaijani  

Language Position
39  
36
38  
35

Signed Forms
Balochi Sign Language  
Signed Azerbaijani  

Scope
Individual  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
az  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
bal  
aze  

ISO 639 2/B
bal  
aze  

ISO 639 3
bal  
aze  

ISO 639 6
bal  
aze  

Glottocode
balo1260  
azer1255  

Linguasphere
58-AAB-a  
44-AAB-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Agglutinative  

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

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Balochi and Azerbaijani Speaking population

Balochi and Azerbaijani speaking population is one of the factors based on which Balochi and Azerbaijani languages can be compared. The total count of Balochi and Azerbaijani Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Balochi language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Azerbaijani language is 0.34 %. 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 Azerbaijani on Balochi vs Azerbaijani where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Balochi and Azerbaijani Language Codes

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

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