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Balochi vs Albanian


Albanian vs Balochi


Countries

Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan  
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe  

Total No. Of Countries
4  
11
2  
13

National Language
Iran  
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Europe  

Minority Language
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates  
Italian Repubilc, Montenegro, Republic of Macedonia, Republic of Serbia, Romania  

Regulated By
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee  
Academy of Sciences of Albania, Tirana  

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.
  
  • Albanian Language has adopted words from Latin, Greek, Turkish, Italian and Slavic languages.
  • 74% Albanian people are atheist, they never go to church or mosque.
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Similar To
Kurdish and Persian  
Romanian  

Derived From
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language  
-  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Balochi-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Albanian-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
34  
16
36  
18

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8  
5
7  
4

How Many Consonants
26  
16
29  
19

Scripts
Perso-Arabic script  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Salam  
Përshëndetje  

Thank You
mana bebahgsh  
Ju faleminderit  

How Are You?
chone tao?  
Si jeni?  

Good Night
jawáin shap  
natën e mirë  

Good Evening
jawáin begáh  
mirëmbrëma  

Good Afternoon
سلام علیکم  
mirëdita  

Good Morning
jawáin sawáh  
mirëmengjes  

Please
Mihrabani kan  
Ju lutem  

Sorry
bebaksh / bebagsh  
Me fal  

Bye
bye  
mirupafshim  

I Love You
Tu mana doost biyeh  
unë e dua ju  

Excuse Me
mana bebahgsh  
Më falni  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Balochi  
Gheg Albanian  

Where They Speak
Pakistan  
Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia  

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00  
99+
3,400,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Western Balochi  
Tosk Albanian  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan  
Albania, Greece, Kosovo, Republic of Macedonia, Turkey  

How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00  
99+
1,800,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Southern Balochi  
Arbëresh  

Where They Speak
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates  
Italy  

How Many People Speak
3,400,000.00  
99+
100,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
4  
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
7.60 million  
99+
7.50 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.11 %  
99+
0.11 %  
99+

Native Speakers
7.60 million  
99+
3.10 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
8.50 million  
99+
3.60 million  
99+

Native Name
بلوچی  
shqip / gjuha shqipe  

Alternative Names
Baluchi  
Shqip  

French Name
baloutchi  
albanais  

German Name
Belutschisch  
Albanisch  

Pronunciation
[bəˈloʧi]  
[ʃcip]  

Ethnicity
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui  
Albanians  

History

Origin
19th Century  
1462 AD  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Old Albanian  

Standard Forms
Balochi  
Standard Albanian  

Language Position
39  
36
14  
13

Signed Forms
Balochi Sign Language  
Albanian Sign Language (AlbSL, in Albanian Gjuha Shenjave e Shqipe)  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
sq  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
bal  
sqi  

ISO 639 2/B
bal  
alb  

ISO 639 3
bal  
sqi  

ISO 639 6
bal  
sqi  

Glottocode
balo1260  
alba1267  

Linguasphere
58-AAB-a  
55-AAA-aaa  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Synthetic  

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Balochi and Albanian Language History

Comparison of Balochi vs Albanian language history gives us differences between origin of Balochi and Albanian language. History of Balochi language states that this language originated in 19th Century whereas history of Albanian language states that this language originated in 1462 AD. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Balochi and Albanian Language History.

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Balochi and Albanian Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Balochi and Albanian greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Balochi and Albanian language. Balochi word for "Hello" is Salam or Albanian word for "Thank You" is Ju faleminderit. Find more of such common Balochi Greetings and Albanian Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Balochi vs Albanian Difficulty

The Balochi vs Albanian difficulty level basically depends on the number of Balochi Alphabets and Albanian Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Balochi and Albanian are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Balochi and Albanian, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Balochi is 44 weeks while to learn Albanian time required is 44 weeks.

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