Balochi and Sindhi
Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan
India, Pakistan
National Language
Iran
India, Pakistan, Sindh
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
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee
National Council For Promotion Of Sindhi Language, Sindhi Language Authority
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.
- The first writings of Sindhi language were found in 8th century CE.
- In Sindhi language, every woord ends in a vowel.
Similar To
Kurdish and Persian
Gujarati
Derived From
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language
Prakrit Language
Alphabets in
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Sindhi-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Perso-Arabic script
Arabic, Devanagari
Writing Direction
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Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Hello
Salam
Assalam O Alaikum
Thank You
mana bebahgsh
Meharbani
How Are You?
chone tao?
Kehra haal aahin
Good Night
jawáin shap
tava kia aayo
Good Evening
jawáin begáh
Sham Jo Salam
Good Afternoon
سلام علیکم
Assalam o Alaikum
Good Morning
jawáin sawáh
Subho Bakhair
Please
Mihrabani kan
Mehrbani
Sorry
bebaksh / bebagsh
Moon khe afsos aahe
I Love You
Tu mana doost biyeh
Man tokhe prem karyan ti
Excuse Me
mana bebahgsh
Maaf Kajo
Dialect 1
Eastern Balochi
Siraiki
Where They Speak
Pakistan
Upper Sindh
Dialect 2
Western Balochi
Vicholi
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
Central Sindh
Dialect 3
Southern Balochi
Lari
Where They Speak
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates
Lower Sindh
Alternative Names
Baluchi
Sindhi
French Name
baloutchi
sindhi
German Name
Belutschisch
Sindhi-Sprache
Pronunciation
[bəˈloʧi]
[sɪndi]
Ethnicity
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui
Sindhi people
Origin
19th Century
711 A.D
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Sindhi and Middle Sindhi
Standard Forms
Balochi
Sindhi
Signed Forms
Balochi Sign Language
Signed Sindhi
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data available
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Glottocode
balo1260
sind1272
Linguasphere
58-AAB-a
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
-
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
-
-
All Balochi and Sindhi 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 Sindhi dialects. Various dialects of Balochi and Sindhi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Balochi are spoken in different Balochi Speaking Countries whereas Sindhi Dialects are spoken in different Sindhi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Balochi vs Sindhi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Balochi dialects include: Eastern Balochi, Western Balochi. Sindhi dialects include: Siraiki , Vicholi. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Balochi and Sindhi Speaking population
Balochi and Sindhi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Balochi and Sindhi languages can be compared. The total count of Balochi and Sindhi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Balochi language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Sindhi language is 0.39 %. 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 Sindhi on Balochi vs Sindhi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Balochi and Sindhi Language Codes
Balochi and Sindhi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Balochi and Sindhi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.