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Balochi and Dzongkha


Dzongkha and Balochi


Countries

Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan   
Bhutan   

Total No. Of Countries
4   
11
1   
14

National Language
Iran   
Bhutan   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
India   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates   
India   

Regulated By
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee   
Dzongkha Development Commission   

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.
  
  • Standard romanization of the Dzongkha language is Roman Dzongkha.
  

Similar To
Kurdish and Persian   
Sikkimese Language   

Derived From
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language   
Tibetan Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
34   
16
95   
39

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8   
5
5   
2

How Many Consonants
26   
16
30   
20

Scripts
Perso-Arabic script   
Dzongkha Braille, Tibetan Braille   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
Not Available   

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
Salam   
Kuzoozangpo La   

Thank You
mana bebahgsh   
Kaadinchhey La   

How Are You?
chone tao?   
Ga Day Bay Zhu Yoe Ga ?   

Good Night
jawáin shap   
lek shom ay zim   

Good Evening
jawáin begáh   
Not Available   

Good Afternoon
Not Available   
Not Available   

Good Morning
jawáin sawáh   
Not Available   

Please
Mihrabani kan   
Not Available   

Sorry
bebaksh / bebagsh   
Tsip maza   

Bye
bye   
Log Jay Gay   

I Love You
Tu mana doost biyeh   
Nga cheu lu ga   

Excuse Me
mana bebahgsh   
Tsip maza   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Balochi   
Laya   

Where They Speak
Pakistan   
Bhutan   

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00   
17
1,100.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Western Balochi   
Lunana   

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan   
Bhutan   

How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00   
20
700.00   
99+

Dialect 3
Southern Balochi   
Adap   

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

How Many People Speak
3,400,000.00   
10
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
Not Available   

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.11 %   
99+
Not Available   

Native Speakers
7.60 million   
99+
0.17 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
0.47 million   
37

Native Name
بلوچی   
རྫོང་ཁ (dzongkha)   

Alternative Names
Baluchi   
Bhotia of Bhutan, Bhotia of Dukpa, Bhutanese, Drukha, Drukke, Dukpa, Jonkha, Rdzongkha, Zongkhar   

French Name
baloutchi   
dzongkha   

German Name
Belutschisch   
Dzongkha   

Pronunciation
Not available   
Not available   

Ethnicity
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui   
Ngalop people   

History

Origin
19th Century   
17th Century   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Sino-Tibetan Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Tibeto-Burman   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Balochi   
Dzongkha   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available   
dz   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
bal   
dzo   

ISO 639 2/B
bal   
dzo   

ISO 639 3
bal   
dzo   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
balo1260   
nucl1307   

Linguasphere
58-AAB-a   
No data Available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

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Balochi and Dzongkha Speaking population

Balochi and Dzongkha speaking population is one of the factors based on which Balochi and Dzongkha languages can be compared. The total count of Balochi and Dzongkha Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Balochi language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Dzongkha language is Not Available. 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 Dzongkha on Balochi vs Dzongkha where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Balochi and Dzongkha Language Codes

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

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