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Balochi and Catalan


Catalan and Balochi


Countries

Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan  
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community  

Total No. Of Countries
4  
11
6  
9

National Language
Iran  
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Spain  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Europe  

Minority Language
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates  
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain  

Regulated By
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee  
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee  

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.
  
  • Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
  • Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
  

Similar To
Kurdish and Persian  
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language  

Derived From
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language  
Latin  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Balochi-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
34  
16
27  
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8  
5
5  
2

How Many Consonants
26  
16
23  
13

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
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
Salam  
Hola  

Thank You
mana bebahgsh  
Gràcies  

How Are You?
chone tao?  
Com estàs?  

Good Night
jawáin shap  
Bona nit  

Good Evening
jawáin begáh  
Bona nit  

Good Afternoon
سلام علیکم  
Bona tarda  

Good Morning
jawáin sawáh  
Bon dia  

Please
Mihrabani kan  
Sisplau  

Sorry
bebaksh / bebagsh  
Perdó!  

Bye
bye  
Adéu  

I Love You
Tu mana doost biyeh  
T'estimo  

Excuse Me
mana bebahgsh  
Dispensi!  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Balochi  
Caló  

Where They Speak
Pakistan  
France, Portugal, Spain  

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00  
99+
440,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Western Balochi  
Valencian  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan  
Spain  

How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00  
99+
2,400,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Southern Balochi  
Ribagorçan  

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

How Many People Speak
3,400,000.00  
99+
4,000,000.00  
40

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
8  
8

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.11 %  
99+
0.12 %  
99+

Native Speakers
7.60 million  
99+
4.10 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
8.50 million  
99+
5.10 million  
99+

Native Name
بلوچی  
català  

Alternative Names
Baluchi  
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian  

French Name
baloutchi  
catalan; valencien  

German Name
Belutschisch  
Katalanisch  

Pronunciation
[bəˈloʧi]  
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)  

Ethnicity
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui  
Catalan people  

History

Origin
19th Century  
c. 1028  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
Romance  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Old Catalan  

Standard Forms
Balochi  
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian  

Language Position
39  
36
32  
30

Signed Forms
Balochi Sign Language  
Signed Catalan  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
ca  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
bal  
cat  

ISO 639 2/B
bal  
cat  

ISO 639 3
bal  
cat  

ISO 639 6
bal  
cat  

Glottocode
balo1260  
stan1289  

Linguasphere
58-AAB-a  
51-AAA-e  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Balochi and Catalan Speaking population

Balochi and Catalan speaking population is one of the factors based on which Balochi and Catalan languages can be compared. The total count of Balochi and Catalan Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Balochi language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Catalan language is 0.12 %. 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 Catalan on Balochi vs Catalan where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Balochi and Catalan Language Codes

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

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