Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan
India, Manipur
Total No. Of Countries
41
0
46
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National Language
Iran
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates
Assam, Manipur, Tripura
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.
- Meithei Language is currently classified as a vulnerable language by UNESCO.
- The oldest document in Methei language was dated back in 8th century were inscriptions on the copper plate.
Similar To
Kurdish and Persian
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
Derived From
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language
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Alphabets in
Alphabets
3427
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
86
0
32
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How Many Consonants
2615
9
60
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Scripts
Perso-Arabic script
Bengali
Writing Direction
-
-
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
33
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
Salam
Khurumjari
Thank You
mana bebahgsh
Yamna nungaijare
How Are You?
chone tao?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
Good Night
jawáin shap
Athengba Ahing
Good Evening
jawáin begáh
মানিপুরি
Good Afternoon
سلام علیکم
দুপুরোয়াক নমস্কাৰ
Good Morning
jawáin sawáh
Nongale haugatl
Please
Mihrabani kan
Chanbiduna
Sorry
bebaksh / bebagsh
Saobiganu
Bye
bye
Chatcharage
I Love You
Tu mana doost biyeh
Eina nangbu nungsi
Excuse Me
mana bebahgsh
দুঃখিত
Dialect 1
Eastern Balochi
Loi
Where They Speak
Pakistan
Burma, Laos
How Many People Speak
5,000,000.005,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Western Balochi
Pangal
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
Bangladesh, India
How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00273,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Southern Balochi
Meithei proper
Where They Speak
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
How Many People Speak
3,400,000.001,250,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
36
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
7.60 million1.50 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
0.11 %0.01 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
7.60 million1.50 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
8.50 million1.50 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
بلوچی
মৈইতৈইলোন
Alternative Names
Baluchi
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
French Name
baloutchi
Meithei
German Name
Belutschisch
Meithei
Pronunciation
[bəˈloʧi]
[ˈmeɪteɪ]
Ethnicity
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui
Meithei people
Origin
19th Century
1700
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Subgroup
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Tibeto-Burman
Branch
-
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Balochi
Standard Meithei
Language Position
3938
1
120
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Signed Forms
Balochi Sign Language
Meithei Sign Language
Scope
Individual
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ISO 639 1
No data available
No data available
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
bal
mni
ISO 639 2/B
bal
mni
ISO 639 3
bal
mni
ISO 639 6
bal
mni
Glottocode
balo1260
mani1292
Linguasphere
58-AAB-a
omp
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
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Language Linguistic Typology
-
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Language Morphological Typology
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