Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan
Hong Kong, Macau
National Language
Iran
China, Guangdong
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
Hawaii
Regulated By
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee
Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division
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.
- Cantonese have lot of slangs, many of them include words that do not make sense at all and some also have English in them.
- Even though Cantonese and Mandarin are dialects of Chinese, Cantonese has 8 tones instead of Mandarin's 4.
Similar To
Kurdish and Persian
Chinese Language
Derived From
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Perso-Arabic script
Chinese Characters and derivatives
Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
Thank You
mana bebahgsh
谢谢
How Are You?
chone tao?
你好吗？
Good Night
jawáin shap
晚安
Good Evening
jawáin begáh
晚上好
Good Afternoon
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下午好
Good Morning
jawáin sawáh
早上好
Sorry
bebaksh / bebagsh
遗憾
I Love You
Tu mana doost biyeh
我爱你
Excuse Me
mana bebahgsh
原谅我
Dialect 1
Eastern Balochi
Guangzhou
Where They Speak
Pakistan
outside mainland China
How Many People Speak
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Dialect 2
Western Balochi
Xiguan
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
Hong Kong
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Southern Balochi
Hong Kong
Where They Speak
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates
Hong Kong
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
بلوچی
Kwang Tung Wa
Alternative Names
Baluchi
Guangfu, Metropolitan Cantonese
French Name
baloutchi
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German Name
Belutschisch
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Pronunciation
Not available
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Ethnicity
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui
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Origin
19th Century
17th century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Subgroup
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Branch
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Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Balochi
Standard Cantonese
Signed Forms
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Scope
Individual
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ISO 639 1
No data available
No data available
ISO 639 2/T
bal
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ISO 639 2/B
bal
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ISO 639 3
bal
No data available
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
balo1260
cant1236
Linguasphere
58-AAB-a
No data available
Language Type
Living
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Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Balochi and Cantonese 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 Cantonese dialects. Various dialects of Balochi and Cantonese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Balochi are spoken in different Balochi Speaking Countries whereas Cantonese Dialects are spoken in different Cantonese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Balochi vs Cantonese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Balochi dialects include: Eastern Balochi, Western Balochi. Cantonese dialects include: Guangzhou , Xiguan. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Balochi and Cantonese Speaking population
Balochi and Cantonese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Balochi and Cantonese languages can be compared. The total count of Balochi and Cantonese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Balochi language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Cantonese language is 16.00 %. 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 Cantonese on Balochi vs Cantonese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Balochi and Cantonese Language Codes
Balochi and Cantonese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Balochi and Cantonese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.