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Balochi and Bengali


Bengali and Balochi


Countries

Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone  

Total No. Of Countries
4  
11
4  
11

National Language
Iran  
Bangladesh, India  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
India  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates  
Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America  

Regulated By
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee  
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi  

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.
  
  • Bengali language is the World's sweetest language.
  • 21st February is celebrated as an International Mother Language day, which is based on Bengali language.
  

Similar To
Kurdish and Persian  
Assamese and Oriya  

Derived From
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
34  
16
51  
30

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8  
5
11  
8

How Many Consonants
26  
16
40  
29

Scripts
Perso-Arabic script  
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
2  
1

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Salam  
হ্যালো (Hyālō)  

Thank You
mana bebahgsh  
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)  

How Are You?
chone tao?  
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)  

Good Night
jawáin shap  
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)  

Good Evening
jawáin begáh  
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)  

Good Afternoon
سلام علیکم  
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)  

Good Morning
jawáin sawáh  
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)  

Please
Mihrabani kan  
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)  

Sorry
bebaksh / bebagsh  
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)  

Bye
bye  
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)  

I Love You
Tu mana doost biyeh  
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)  

Excuse Me
mana bebahgsh  
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Balochi  
Chakma  

Where They Speak
Pakistan  
Bangladesh, Burma, India  

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00  
99+
330,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Western Balochi  
Hajong  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan  
Bangladesh, India  

How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00  
99+
71,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Southern Balochi  
Rarhi  

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

How Many People Speak
3,400,000.00  
99+
230,000,000.00  
1

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
25  
21

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
7.60 million  
99+
215.00 million  
9

Speaking Population
0.11 %  
99+
3.11 %  
8

Native Speakers
7.60 million  
99+
196.00 million  
7

Second Language Speakers
8.50 million  
99+
19.00 million  
31

Native Name
بلوچی  
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)  

Alternative Names
Baluchi  
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa  

French Name
baloutchi  
bengali  

German Name
Belutschisch  
Bengali  

Pronunciation
[bəˈloʧi]  
[ˈbeŋɡali]  

Ethnicity
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui  
Bengalis (Bengali people)  

History

Origin
19th Century  
1000–1200 CE  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
-  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Abahatta, Old Bengali  

Standard Forms
Balochi  
Bengali  

Language Position
39  
36
4  
4

Signed Forms
Balochi Sign Language  
Signed Bengali  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
bn  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
bal  
ben  

ISO 639 2/B
bal  
ben  

ISO 639 3
bal  
ben  

ISO 639 6
bal  
ben  

Glottocode
balo1260  
beng1280  

Linguasphere
58-AAB-a  
59-AAF-u  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Balochi and Bengali Speaking population

Balochi and Bengali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Balochi and Bengali languages can be compared. The total count of Balochi and Bengali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Balochi language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Bengali language is 3.11 %. 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 Bengali on Balochi vs Bengali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Balochi and Bengali Language Codes

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

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