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Balochi and Portuguese


Portuguese and Balochi


Countries

Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan  
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe  

Total No. Of Countries
4  
11
10  
6

National Language
Iran  
Portugal  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
United States of America  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America  

Minority Language
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates  
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America  

Regulated By
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee  
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras  

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.
  
  • Portuguese language has absorbed many words from French, Italian, Arabic and also from indigenous South American and African languages.
  • The first written document in Portuguese language was found in the 12th century.
  

Similar To
Kurdish and Persian  
Spanish and Galician Languages  

Derived From
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language  
Latin  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
34  
16
23  
5

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8  
5
9  
6

How Many Consonants
26  
16
19  
9

Scripts
Perso-Arabic script  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
Salam  
Olá  

Thank You
mana bebahgsh  
obrigado  

How Are You?
chone tao?  
Como você está?  

Good Night
jawáin shap  
boa noite  

Good Evening
jawáin begáh  
boa Noite  

Good Afternoon
سلام علیکم  
boa Tarde  

Good Morning
jawáin sawáh  
bom Dia  

Please
Mihrabani kan  
Por Favor  

Sorry
bebaksh / bebagsh  
pesaroso  

Bye
bye  
tchau  

I Love You
Tu mana doost biyeh  
Eu te amo  

Excuse Me
mana bebahgsh  
desculpe me  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Balochi  
Brazilian Portuguese  

Where They Speak
Pakistan  
Brazil  

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00  
99+
204,000,000.00  
5

Dialect 2
Western Balochi  
European Portuguese  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan  
Portugal  

How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00  
99+
10,000,000.00  
37

Dialect 3
Southern Balochi  
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole  

Where They Speak
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates  
Daman and Diu  

How Many People Speak
3,400,000.00  
99+
4,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
26  
22

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
7.60 million  
99+
231.00 million  
7

Speaking Population
0.11 %  
99+
3.27 %  
7

Native Speakers
7.60 million  
99+
216.00 million  
5

Second Language Speakers
8.50 million  
99+
15.00 million  
34

Native Name
بلوچی  
Português  

Alternative Names
Baluchi  
Português  

French Name
baloutchi  
portugais  

German Name
Belutschisch  
Portugiesisch  

Pronunciation
[bəˈloʧi]  
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]  

Ethnicity
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui  
Portuguese people or portugueses  

History

Origin
19th Century  
3rd Century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
Romance  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Medieval Galician  

Standard Forms
Balochi  
Portuguese  

Language Position
39  
36
6  
6

Signed Forms
Balochi Sign Language  
Signed Portuguese  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
pt  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
bal  
por  

ISO 639 2/B
bal  
por  

ISO 639 3
bal  
por  

ISO 639 6
bal  
por  

Glottocode
balo1260  
port1283  

Linguasphere
58-AAB-a  
51-AAA-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Balochi and Portuguese Speaking population

Balochi and Portuguese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Balochi and Portuguese languages can be compared. The total count of Balochi and Portuguese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Balochi language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Portuguese language is 3.27 %. 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 Portuguese on Balochi vs Portuguese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Balochi and Portuguese Language Codes

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

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