Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan
Turkey, Uzbekistan
Total No. Of Countries
42
0
46
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National Language
Iran
Afganistan, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Middle East
Minority Language
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates
Not spoken in any of the countries
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.
- Uzbek is officially written in the Latin script, but many people still use Cyrillic script.
- In Uzbek language, there are many loanwords from Russian, Arabic and Persian.
Similar To
Kurdish and Persian
Kazakh and Uyghur Languages
Derived From
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language
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Dialect 1
Eastern Balochi
Tashkent
Where They Speak
Pakistan
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How Many People Speak
5,000,000.0032,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Western Balochi
Afghan
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
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How Many People Speak
1,800,000.0032,000,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Southern Balochi
Ferghana
Where They Speak
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates
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How Many People Speak
3,400,000.0032,000,000.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
36
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
7.60 million25.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.11 %0.39 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
7.60 million26.00 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
8.50 million32.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
بلوچی
أۇزبېك ﺗﻴﻠی o'zbek tili ўзбек тили (o‘zbek tili)
Alternative Names
Baluchi
Annamese, Ching, Gin, Jing, Kinh, Viet
French Name
baloutchi
ouszbek
German Name
Belutschisch
Usbekisch
Pronunciation
[bəˈloʧi]
[oʻzbek]
Ethnicity
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui
Uzbek