Balochi and Xhosa
Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan
South Africa
National Language
Iran
South Africa
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Lesotho, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates
Botswana, Lesotho
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.
- Xhosa has 15 click sounds, borrowed from the khoi-khoi and san languages of the South Africa.
- The same sequence of consonants and vowels can have different meaning when said with different tones, so Xhosa is tonal.
Similar To
Kurdish and Persian
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Derived From
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Perso-Arabic script
Latin
Writing Direction
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Thank You
mana bebahgsh
Ndiyabulela
How Are You?
chone tao?
Unjani
Good Night
jawáin shap
Ulale kakuhle
Good Evening
jawáin begáh
Ubusuku obuhle
Good Afternoon
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Uben' emva kwemini entle
Good Morning
jawáin sawáh
Molo
Please
Mihrabani kan
Ndicela
Sorry
bebaksh / bebagsh
Ndicela uxolo
Bye
bye
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
I Love You
Tu mana doost biyeh
Ndiyakuthanda
Excuse Me
mana bebahgsh
Uxolo
Dialect 1
Eastern Balochi
Gcaleka
Where They Speak
Pakistan
South Africa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Western Balochi
Thembu
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
South Africa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Southern Balochi
Hlubi
Where They Speak
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates
South Africa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
بلوچی
isiXhosa
Alternative Names
Baluchi
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
French Name
baloutchi
xhosa
German Name
Belutschisch
Xhosa-Sprache
Pronunciation
Not available
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Ethnicity
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Origin
19th Century
16th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Benue-Congo
Branch
Not Available
Bantu
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Balochi
isiXhosa
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Xhosa
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data available
xh
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
balo1260
xhos1239
Linguasphere
58-AAB-a
99-AUT-fa
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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All Balochi and Xhosa 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 Xhosa dialects. Various dialects of Balochi and Xhosa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Balochi are spoken in different Balochi Speaking Countries whereas Xhosa Dialects are spoken in different Xhosa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Balochi vs Xhosa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Balochi dialects include: Eastern Balochi, Western Balochi. Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka , Thembu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Balochi and Xhosa Speaking population
Balochi and Xhosa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Balochi and Xhosa languages can be compared. The total count of Balochi and Xhosa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Balochi language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Xhosa language is 0.11 %. 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 Xhosa on Balochi vs Xhosa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Balochi and Xhosa Language Codes
Balochi and Xhosa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Balochi and Xhosa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.