Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan
India, Pakistan
Total No. Of Countries
42
0
46
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National Language
Iran
India, Pakistan
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Pakistan
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
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.
- Punjabi is 2nd most spoken in United Kingdom and 4th most spoken in Canada.
- Punjabi is tonal language, by using various tones Punjabi speakers are able to differentiate between words.
Similar To
Kurdish and Persian
Hindi Language
Derived From
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
Alphabets
3453
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
89
0
32
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How Many Consonants
2641
9
60
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Scripts
Perso-Arabic script
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
Writing Direction
-
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
34
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks6 weeks
3
88
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Hello
Salam
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
Thank You
mana bebahgsh
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
How Are You?
chone tao?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
Good Night
jawáin shap
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
Good Evening
jawáin begáh
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
Good Afternoon
سلام علیکم
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
Good Morning
jawáin sawáh
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
Please
Mihrabani kan
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
Sorry
bebaksh / bebagsh
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
Bye
bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
I Love You
Tu mana doost biyeh
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
Excuse Me
mana bebahgsh
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
Dialect 1
Eastern Balochi
Pothohari
Where They Speak
Pakistan
Pakistan
How Many People Speak
5,000,000.002,500,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Western Balochi
Saraiki
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
How Many People Speak
1,800,000.0020,000,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Southern Balochi
Doabi
Where They Speak
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates
Pakistan, Punjab, India
How Many People Speak
3,400,000.00130,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
330
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
7.60 million154.30 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.11 %1.44 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
7.60 million100.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
8.50 million54.30 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
بلوچی
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
Alternative Names
Baluchi
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
French Name
baloutchi
pendjabi
German Name
Belutschisch
Pandschabi-Sprache
Pronunciation
[bəˈloʧi]
Not Availble
Ethnicity
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui
Punjabis
Origin
19th Century
1000 AD
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
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Indo-Iranian
Branch
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Indic
Language Forms
Early Forms
No early forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
Standard Forms
Balochi
Modern Punjabi
Language Position
3923
1
120
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Signed Forms
Balochi Sign Language
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Scope
Individual
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ISO 639 1
No data available
pa
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
bal
pan
ISO 639 2/B
bal
pan
ISO 639 3
bal
pan
ISO 639 6
bal
panj
Glottocode
balo1260
panj1256
Linguasphere
58-AAB-a
No data available
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
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Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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Fusional