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Balochi and Igbo


Igbo and Balochi


Countries

Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan  
Nigeria  

Total No. Of Countries
4  
11
1  
14

National Language
Iran  
Nigeria  

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

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa  

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

Regulated By
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee  
Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture  

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.
  
  • In Igbo, there is complicated system of high and low tones indicating differences in meaning and grammatical relationships.
  • Igbo has inexhaustible and rich linguistic features like idioms, proverbs, aphorisms, anecdotes etc.
  

Similar To
Kurdish and Persian  
Yoruba and Hausa Languages  

Derived From
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
34  
16
36  
18

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8  
5
8  
5

How Many Consonants
26  
16
28  
18

Scripts
Perso-Arabic script  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
52 weeks  
18

Greetings

Hello
Salam  
kedụ  

Thank You
mana bebahgsh  
dalụ  

How Are You?
chone tao?  
kedụ ka ịmere  

Good Night
jawáin shap  
ka chi fo  

Good Evening
jawáin begáh  
mgbede ọma  

Good Afternoon
سلام علیکم  
ehihie ọma  

Good Morning
jawáin sawáh  
ụtụtụ ọma  

Please
Mihrabani kan  
Biko  

Sorry
bebaksh / bebagsh  
Ndo  

Bye
bye  
Kachifo  

I Love You
Tu mana doost biyeh  
a hụrụ m gị n'anya  

Excuse Me
mana bebahgsh  
ngọpụ  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Balochi  
Enuani  

Where They Speak
Pakistan  
Nigeria  

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00  
99+
28,000,000.00  
24

Dialect 2
Western Balochi  
Ngwa  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan  
Nigeria  

How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00  
99+
1,500,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Southern Balochi  
Not present  

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

How Many People Speak
3,400,000.00  
99+
24.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
20  
18

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
7.60 million  
99+
25.00 million  
40

Speaking Population
0.11 %  
99+
0.09 %  
99+

Native Speakers
7.60 million  
99+
25.00 million  
32

Second Language Speakers
8.50 million  
99+
24.00 million  
28

Native Name
بلوچی  
igbo  

Alternative Names
Baluchi  
Ibo  

French Name
baloutchi  
igbo  

German Name
Belutschisch  
Ibo-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[bəˈloʧi]  
[iɡ͡boː]  

Ethnicity
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui  
Igbo people  

History

Origin
19th Century  
30th Century BC  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
-  
Kwa  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Balochi  
Standard Igbo  

Language Position
39  
36
57  
99+

Signed Forms
Balochi Sign Language  
Igbo Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
ig  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
bal  
ibo  

ISO 639 2/B
bal  
ibo  

ISO 639 3
bal  
ibo  

ISO 639 6
bal  
ibo  

Glottocode
balo1260  
nucl1417  

Linguasphere
58-AAB-a  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Agglutinative  

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

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Balochi and Igbo Speaking population

Balochi and Igbo speaking population is one of the factors based on which Balochi and Igbo languages can be compared. The total count of Balochi and Igbo Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Balochi language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Igbo language is 0.09 %. 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 Igbo on Balochi vs Igbo where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Balochi and Igbo Language Codes

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

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