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Balochi and Kurdish


Kurdish and Balochi


Countries

Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan  
Iraq, Kurdistan  

Total No. Of Countries
4  
11
2  
13

National Language
Iran  
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey  

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

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Middle East  

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.
  
  • The vocabulary in Kurdish is of Iranian origin.
  • In the middle East, Kurdish is the fourth largest ethnic group.
  

Similar To
Kurdish and Persian  
Farsi Language  

Derived From
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language  
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Alphabets

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

Alphabets
34  
16
33  
15

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8  
5
8  
5

How Many Consonants
26  
16
29  
19

Scripts
Perso-Arabic script  
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
Right-To-Left, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
4 weeks  
2

Greetings

Hello
Salam  
Silaw  

Thank You
mana bebahgsh  
Sipas  

How Are You?
chone tao?  
Tu çawa yî?  

Good Night
jawáin shap  
Şev xweş  

Good Evening
jawáin begáh  
Evare baş  

Good Afternoon
سلام علیکم  
Nee-wa-rowt bash  

Good Morning
jawáin sawáh  
Bayanit bash  

Please
Mihrabani kan  
Bê zehmet  

Sorry
bebaksh / bebagsh  
Bibûre  

Bye
bye  
Be xêr çî  

I Love You
Tu mana doost biyeh  
Ez te hez dikem  

Excuse Me
mana bebahgsh  
Bê zehmet  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Balochi  
Northern Kurdish  

Where They Speak
Pakistan  
northern Iraq, northern Syria, northwest Iran, southeast Turkey  

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00  
99+
20,000,000.00  
29

Dialect 2
Western Balochi  
Central Kurdish  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan  
Iraq, Kurdistan Province of western Iran  

How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00  
99+
5,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Southern Balochi  
Southern Kurdish  

Where They Speak
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates  
Eastern Iraq  

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

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
7.60 million  
99+
28.00 million  
38

Speaking Population
0.11 %  
99+
0.31 %  
99+

Native Speakers
7.60 million  
99+
21.00 million  
36

Second Language Speakers
8.50 million  
99+
20.00 million  
30

Native Name
بلوچی  
Kurdí / کوردی / к’öрди  

Alternative Names
Baluchi  
Kurdî, کوردی‎  

French Name
baloutchi  
kurde  

German Name
Belutschisch  
Kurdisch  

Pronunciation
[bəˈloʧi]  
[kʊɾdɪʃ]  

Ethnicity
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui  
Kurds  

History

Origin
19th Century  
16th century CE  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Old Kurdish and Middle Kurdish  

Standard Forms
Balochi  
Kurdish  

Language Position
39  
36
14  
13

Signed Forms
Balochi Sign Language  
Kurdish Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
ku  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
bal  
kur  

ISO 639 2/B
bal  
kur  

ISO 639 3
bal  
kur  

ISO 639 6
bal  
kur  

Glottocode
balo1260  
kurd1259  

Linguasphere
58-AAB-a  
58-AAA-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Balochi and Kurdish Speaking population

Balochi and Kurdish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Balochi and Kurdish languages can be compared. The total count of Balochi and Kurdish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Balochi language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Kurdish language is 0.31 %. 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 Kurdish on Balochi vs Kurdish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Balochi and Kurdish Language Codes

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

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