Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan
Philippines
Total No. Of Countries
41
0
46
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National Language
Iran
Philippines
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Philippines
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters
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.
- About one-fifth of the population of the philippines speak cebuano and are second largest ethnolinguistic group in the country.
- Cebuano contains many words of Spanish origin.
Similar To
Kurdish and Persian
Hiligaynon Language
Derived From
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language
Island of Cebu
Alphabets in
Alphabets
3421
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
85
0
32
👆🏻
How Many Consonants
2616
9
60
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Scripts
Perso-Arabic script
Latin
Writing Direction
-
-
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
32
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks3 weeks
3
88
👆🏻
Hello
Salam
Hoy
Thank You
mana bebahgsh
Salamat
How Are You?
chone tao?
Kumusta man ka?
Good Night
jawáin shap
Maayong Gabii
Good Evening
jawáin begáh
Maayong Gabii
Good Afternoon
سلام علیکم
Maayong Hapon
Good Morning
jawáin sawáh
Maayong Buntag
Please
Mihrabani kan
Palihug
Sorry
bebaksh / bebagsh
Ikasubo ko
Bye
bye
Babay
I Love You
Tu mana doost biyeh
Gihigugma ko ikaw
Excuse Me
mana bebahgsh
Ekskyus mi
Dialect 1
Eastern Balochi
Boholano
Where They Speak
Pakistan
Bohol
How Many People Speak
5,000,000.0021,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
👆🏻
Dialect 2
Western Balochi
Southern Kana
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
southern Leyte
How Many People Speak
1,800,000.0021,000,000.00
700
274000000
👆🏻
Dialect 3
Southern Balochi
North Kana
Where They Speak
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates
northern part of Leyte
How Many People Speak
3,400,000.0020,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
34
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
7.60 million20.00 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
0.11 %0.32 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
7.60 million21.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
8.50 million14.50 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
بلوچی
Visayan
Alternative Names
Baluchi
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan
French Name
baloutchi
cebuano
German Name
Belutschisch
Cebuano
Pronunciation
[bəˈloʧi]
[sɛbuˈɑno]
Ethnicity
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui
Cebuano people
Origin
19th Century
16th century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
-
-
Branch
-
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Balochi
Standard Cebuano
Language Position
3962
1
120
👆🏻
Signed Forms
Balochi Sign Language
Cebuano Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data available
No data Available
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
bal
ceb
ISO 639 2/B
bal
ceb
ISO 639 3
bal
ceb
ISO 639 6
bal
ceb
Glottocode
balo1260
cebu1242
Linguasphere
58-AAB-a
No data Available
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
-
Verb-Subject-Object
Language Morphological Typology
-
-