Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan
Total No. Of Countries
43
0
46
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National Language
Iran
Afganistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates
Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates
Regulated By
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee
Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan
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.
- In Iran, Parsi language is known as Farsi, while in Afghanistan Persian language is known as Dari.
- Persian language has borrowed many loanwords from the Arabic language.
Similar To
Kurdish and Persian
Pashto and Balochi Languages
Derived From
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language
Arabic Language
Dialect 1
Eastern Balochi
Western Persian
Where They Speak
Pakistan
Iran, Iraq
How Many People Speak
5,000,000.0047,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Western Balochi
Dari Persian
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
Afganistan
How Many People Speak
1,800,000.0012,500,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Southern Balochi
Tajik Persian
Where They Speak
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
How Many People Speak
3,400,000.007,900,000.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
312
0
188
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