Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan
Burma
Total No. Of Countries
41
0
46
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National Language
Iran
Burundi, Gambia
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa, Asia
Minority Language
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee
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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.
- Kirundi language is tonal, since it has high and low essential tones.
- Kirundi Language is referred as a language where Meeussen's rule is active, this rule describes a certain pattern of tonal change in Bantu languages.
Similar To
Kurdish and Persian
Kinyarwanda Language
Derived From
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language
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Alphabets in
Alphabets
3421
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
85
0
32
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How Many Consonants
2619
9
60
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Scripts
Perso-Arabic script
Latin
Writing Direction
-
-
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
36
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks36 weeks
3
88
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Hello
Salam
Bwakeye
Thank You
mana bebahgsh
Urakoze
How Are You?
chone tao?
Urakomeye?
Good Night
jawáin shap
Ijoro ryiza
Good Evening
jawáin begáh
Mwiriwe
Good Afternoon
سلام علیکم
Mwiriwe
Good Morning
jawáin sawáh
Mwaramutse
Please
Mihrabani kan
Ndagusavye
Sorry
bebaksh / bebagsh
Ndasubiza
Bye
bye
N’agasaga
I Love You
Tu mana doost biyeh
Ndi waramutse
Excuse Me
mana bebahgsh
Ndasaba
Dialect 1
Eastern Balochi
Rwanda-Rundi
Where They Speak
Pakistan
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda
How Many People Speak
5,000,000.0020,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
👆🏻
Dialect 2
Western Balochi
Ha
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
Tanzania
How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00990,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Southern Balochi
Shubi
Where They Speak
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates
Tanzania
How Many People Speak
3,400,000.00153,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
36
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
7.60 million8.80 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.11 %0.13 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
7.60 million8.80 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
8.50 million12.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
بلوچی
íkiRǔndi
Alternative Names
Baluchi
Rundi, Urundi
French Name
baloutchi
rundi
German Name
Belutschisch
Kirundi
Pronunciation
[bəˈloʧi]
[kɪˈrʊndi]
Ethnicity
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa
Origin
19th Century
1500
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
-
-
Branch
-
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Balochi
Kirundi
Language Position
3986
1
120
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Signed Forms
Balochi Sign Language
Kirundi Sign Language
Scope
Individual
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ISO 639 1
No data available
rn
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
bal
run
ISO 639 2/B
bal
run
ISO 639 3
bal
run
ISO 639 6
bal
run
Glottocode
balo1260
rund1242
Linguasphere
58-AAB-a
No data available
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
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Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
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