Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan
Algeria, Bahrain, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
Total No. Of Countries
423
0
46
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National Language
Iran
Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa, Asia
Minority Language
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee
Academy of the Arabic Language, Arabic Language International Council
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.
- Arabic is 5th common language in world.
- Classical Arabic is the language of Quran and also it is official language. Classical Arabic is the only way to learn Arabic language in academic way and it does not change.
Similar To
Kurdish and Persian
Amharic and Hebrew
Derived From
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language
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Dialect 1
Eastern Balochi
Maghrebi
Where They Speak
Pakistan
Algeria, Libya, Maghreb, Morocco, Tunisia
How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00310,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Western Balochi
Sudanese
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
Sudan
How Many People Speak
1,800,000.0017,000,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Southern Balochi
Levantine
Where They Speak
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates
Cyprus, Levant
How Many People Speak
3,400,000.0021,000,000.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
326
0
188
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