Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan
Afganistan
Total No. Of Countries
41
0
46
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National Language
Iran
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
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
Pakistan
Regulated By
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
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.
- Pashto language is originated in the regions of Paktika and Paktia areas of Afghanistan.
- The first Pashto poem was written in the 7th century.
Similar To
Kurdish and Persian
Persian and Balochi Languages
Derived From
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language
-
Alphabets in
Alphabets
3444
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
87
0
32
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How Many Consonants
2629
9
60
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Scripts
Perso-Arabic script
Arabic
Writing Direction
-
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
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
(salaam) سلام
Thank You
mana bebahgsh
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
How Are You?
chone tao?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
Good Night
jawáin shap
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
Good Evening
jawáin begáh
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
Good Afternoon
سلام علیکم
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
Good Morning
jawáin sawáh
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
Please
Mihrabani kan
(lotfan) لطفا
Sorry
bebaksh / bebagsh
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
Bye
bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
I Love You
Tu mana doost biyeh
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
Excuse Me
mana bebahgsh
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
Dialect 1
Eastern Balochi
Central Pashto
Where They Speak
Pakistan
Afganistan, Pakistan
How Many People Speak
5,000,000.006,500,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Western Balochi
Northern Pashto
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
Afganistan, Pakistan
How Many People Speak
1,800,000.0021,000,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Southern Balochi
Wanetsi
Where They Speak
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates
Afganistan, Pakistan
How Many People Speak
3,400,000.0095,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
321
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
7.60 million60.00 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
0.11 %0.58 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
7.60 million60.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
8.50 million50.00 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
بلوچی
(paṧto) پښتو
Alternative Names
Baluchi
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
French Name
baloutchi
pachto
German Name
Belutschisch
Paschtu
Pronunciation
[bəˈloʧi]
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
Ethnicity
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui
Pashtun
Origin
19th Century
1651
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
-
Indo-Iranian
Branch
-
Iranian
Language Forms
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Balochi
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Language Position
3982
1
120
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Signed Forms
Balochi Sign Language
Pashto Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data available
ps
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
bal
pus
ISO 639 2/B
bal
pus
ISO 639 3
bal
pus
ISO 639 6
bal
pus
Glottocode
balo1260
pash1269
Linguasphere
58-AAB-a
58-ABD-a
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
-
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
-
Fusional