Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
Total No. Of Countries
44
0
46
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National Language
Iran
India
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates
Israel, Mauritius
Regulated By
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad
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.
- Marathi ranks 4th in India based on the number of native speakers.
- Marathi language has borrowed plenty of loanwords from Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit.
Similar To
Kurdish and Persian
Konkani Language
Derived From
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
Alphabets
3452
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
816
0
32
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How Many Consonants
2636
9
60
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Scripts
Perso-Arabic script
Devanagari
Writing Direction
-
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
33
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks4 weeks
3
88
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Hello
Salam
हॅलो (Hĕlō)
Thank You
mana bebahgsh
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
How Are You?
chone tao?
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)
Good Night
jawáin shap
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)
Good Evening
jawáin begáh
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)
Good Afternoon
سلام علیکم
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)
Good Morning
jawáin sawáh
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)
Please
Mihrabani kan
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
Sorry
bebaksh / bebagsh
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)
Bye
bye
बाय (Bāya)
I Love You
Tu mana doost biyeh
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)
Excuse Me
mana bebahgsh
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)
Dialect 1
Eastern Balochi
Maharashtrian Konkani
Where They Speak
Pakistan
Kokan
How Many People Speak
5,000,000.002,400,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Western Balochi
Varhadi
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
Vidarbha
How Many People Speak
1,800,000.007,000,000.00
700
274000000
👆🏻
Dialect 3
Southern Balochi
Khandeshi
Where They Speak
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates
Khandesh
How Many People Speak
3,400,000.001,900,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
342
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
7.60 million71.00 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
0.11 %1.10 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
7.60 million68.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
8.50 million3.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
بلوچی
मराठी (marāṭhī)
Alternative Names
Baluchi
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu
French Name
baloutchi
marathe
German Name
Belutschisch
Marathi
Pronunciation
[bəˈloʧi]
[məˈɾaʈʰi]
Ethnicity
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui
Marathi people
Origin
19th Century
10th century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
-
Indo-Iranian
Branch
-
Indic
Language Forms
Early Forms
No early forms
Maharashtri Prakrit
Standard Forms
Balochi
Marathi
Language Position
3917
1
120
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Signed Forms
Balochi Sign Language
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data available
mr
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
bal
mar
ISO 639 2/B
bal
mar
ISO 639 3
bal
mar
ISO 639 6
bal
mar
Glottocode
balo1260
mara1378
Linguasphere
58-AAB-a
omr
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
-
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
-
-