Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan
India, Karnataka, India
Total No. Of Countries
41
0
46
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National Language
Iran
Karnataka, India
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Goa
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Regulated By
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka
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.
- Kannada is the third oldest language after Sanskrit and Tamil of India
- Kannada language is only Indian language which got maximum i.e. 8 GyanaPeetha Awards.
Similar To
Kurdish and Persian
Telugu
Derived From
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
Alphabets
3449
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
814
0
32
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How Many Consonants
2635
9
60
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Scripts
Perso-Arabic script
Kannada Script
Writing Direction
-
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
35
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
Salam
ಹಲೋ (Halō)
Thank You
mana bebahgsh
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
How Are You?
chone tao?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
Good Night
jawáin shap
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
Good Evening
jawáin begáh
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
Good Afternoon
سلام علیکم
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
Good Morning
jawáin sawáh
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
Please
Mihrabani kan
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
Sorry
bebaksh / bebagsh
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
Bye
bye
ಬೈ (Bai)
I Love You
Tu mana doost biyeh
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
Excuse Me
mana bebahgsh
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
Dialect 1
Eastern Balochi
Badaga
Where They Speak
Pakistan
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00540,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Western Balochi
Urali
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
kerala
How Many People Speak
1,800,000.006,440.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Southern Balochi
Kurumba
Where They Speak
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
3,400,000.00220,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
320
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
7.60 million49.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.11 %0.58 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
7.60 million38.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
8.50 million11.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
بلوچی
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
Alternative Names
Baluchi
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
French Name
baloutchi
kannada
German Name
Belutschisch
Kannada
Pronunciation
[bəˈloʧi]
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
Ethnicity
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui
Kannadiga
Origin
19th Century
c. 450
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
-
-
Branch
-
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Kannada, Kannada
Standard Forms
Balochi
Modern Kannada
Language Position
3931
1
120
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Signed Forms
Balochi Sign Language
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data available
kn
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
bal
kan
ISO 639 2/B
bal
kan
ISO 639 3
bal
kan
ISO 639 6
bal
kan
Glottocode
balo1260
nucl1305
Linguasphere
58-AAB-a
No data available
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
-
-
Language Morphological Typology
-
-