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Balochi
Balochi

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Countries

Countries

Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu

Total No. Of Countries

46
0 46
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National Language

Iran
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu

Second Language

Not spoken in any of the countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry

Speaking Continents

Asia
Asia

Minority Language

India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles

Regulated By

Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University

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.
  • Tamil is the oldest language in the world. Tamil was spoken in South India more than 5000 years ago.
  • The first legally recognized Classical Language of India is Tamil.

Similar To

Kurdish and Persian
Malayalam

Derived From

Ancient Indo-Iranian Language
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Alphabets

Alphabets in

Alphabets

34247
18 247
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Phonology

How Many Vowels

812
0 32
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How Many Consonants

2618
9 60
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Scripts

Perso-Arabic script
Tamil

Writing Direction

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Left-To-Right, Horizontal

Hard to Learn

Language Levels

33
2 12
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Time Taken to Learn

44 weeks44 weeks
3 88
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Greetings

Hello

Salam
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)

Thank You

mana bebahgsh
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)

How Are You?

chone tao?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)

Good Night

jawáin shap
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)

Good Evening

jawáin begáh
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)

Good Afternoon

سلام علیکم
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)

Good Morning

jawáin sawáh
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)

Please

Mihrabani kan
தயவு (Tayavu)

Sorry

bebaksh / bebagsh
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)

Bye

bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)

I Love You

Tu mana doost biyeh
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)

Excuse Me

mana bebahgsh
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)

Dialects

Dialect 1

Eastern Balochi
Kongu

Where They Speak

Pakistan
Kongu

How Many People Speak

5,000,000.0077,000,000.00
1.5 960000000
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Dialect 2

Western Balochi
Madurai Tamil

Where They Speak

Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu

How Many People Speak

1,800,000.0077,000,000.00
700 274000000
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Dialect 3

Southern Balochi
Tirunelveli Tamil

Where They Speak

Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli

How Many People Speak

3,400,000.0077,000,000.00
2 230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects

310
0 188
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How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?

7.60 million78.00 million
0 1200
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Speaking Population

0.11 %1.06 %
0 89
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Native Speakers

7.60 million70.00 million
0 873
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Second Language Speakers

8.50 million8.00 million
0.01 400
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Native Name

بلوچی
தமிழ்

Alternative Names

Baluchi
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili

French Name

baloutchi
tamoul

German Name

Belutschisch
Tamil

Pronunciation

[bəˈloʧi]
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]

Ethnicity

Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui
Tamil people or Tamilans

History

Origin

19th Century
300 BC

Language Family

Indo-European Family
Dravidian Family

Subgroup

-
-

Branch

-
-

Language Forms

Early Forms

No early forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil

Standard Forms

Balochi
Modern Tamil

Language Position

3918
1 120
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Signed Forms

Balochi Sign Language
Signed Tamil

Scope

Individual
Individual

Code

ISO 639 1

No data available
ta

ISO 639 2

ISO 639 2/T

bal
tam

ISO 639 2/B

bal
tam

ISO 639 3

bal
tam

ISO 639 6

bal
tam

Glottocode

balo1260
tami1289, oldt1248

Linguasphere

58-AAB-a
tami1289

Types of Language

Language Type

Living
Living

Language Linguistic Typology

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Subject-Object-Verb

Language Morphological Typology

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Balochi and Tamil Alphabets

Balochi and Tamil Alphabets provides you with alphabets, vowels and consonants in Balochi and Tamil. In Balochi Alphabets there are 34 letters while in Tamil Alphabets there are 247 letters. To learn Balochi and Tamil languages the very first thing is to understand and learn alphabets of Balochi and Tamil languages. The Balochi phonology consist Balochi vowels and Balochi consonants. After alphabets, words are to be learned and after words, phrases in that language. Take a look at Balochi greetings vs Tamil greetings, where you will find numerous useful phrases. Find whether Balochi and Tamil are Most Spoken Languages.

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

Balochi and Tamil Speaking population

Balochi and Tamil speaking population is one of the factors based on which Balochi and Tamil languages can be compared. The total count of Balochi and Tamil Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Balochi language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 %. 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 Tamil on Balochi vs Tamil where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Balochi and Tamil Language Codes

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