Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan
Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan
Total No. Of Countries
44
0
46
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National Language
Iran
Russia
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Afganistan
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia, Europe
Minority Language
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Israel, Jordan, Latvia, Lithuania, Mongolia, Poland, Serbia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan
Regulated By
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee
Russian Academy, Russian Language Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences
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 Russian language, the words are not pronounced as they are written.
- In Russian language, there are only 200,000 words out of which only few words are used and due to this many words have more than one meaning.
Similar To
Kurdish and Persian
Ukrainian and Belarusian Languages
Derived From
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language
Proto-Slavic Vocabulary
Hello
Salam
здравствуйте(zdravstvuyte)
Thank You
mana bebahgsh
спасибо(spasibo)
How Are You?
chone tao?
Как дела? (Kak dela?)
Good Night
jawáin shap
Спокойной Ночи(Spokoynoy Nochi)
Good Evening
jawáin begáh
Добрый Вечер(Dobryy Vecher)
Good Afternoon
سلام علیکم
Добрый День(Dobryy Den')
Good Morning
jawáin sawáh
Доброе Утро(Dobroye Utro)
Please
Mihrabani kan
пожалуйста(pozhaluysta)
Sorry
bebaksh / bebagsh
Извините(Izvinite)
Bye
bye
до свидания(do svidaniya)
I Love You
Tu mana doost biyeh
Я тебя люблю(YA tebya lyublyu)
Excuse Me
mana bebahgsh
извините(izvinite)
Dialect 1
Eastern Balochi
Doukhobor Russian
Where They Speak
Pakistan
Alberta, British Columbia, Canada, Saskatchewan
How Many People Speak
5,000,000.0030,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Western Balochi
Olonets
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
Olonets
How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00154,000,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Southern Balochi
Novgorod
Where They Speak
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates
Novgorod
How Many People Speak
3,400,000.00154,000,000.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
313
0
188
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