Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan
India, Pakistan
Total No. Of Countries
42
0
46
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National Language
Iran
Jammu and Kashmir, India
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates
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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.
- Dogri is derived from Sanskrit, but it has absorbed a large number of Arabic, Persian and English words.
- Dogri language has its own grammar and dictionary. The grammar of dogri has very strong sanskrit base.
Similar To
Kurdish and Persian
Hindi and Punjabi Languages
Derived From
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
Alphabets
3448
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
812
0
32
👆🏻
How Many Consonants
2636
9
60
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Scripts
Perso-Arabic script
Devanagari, Gurmukhi, Perso-Arabic script
Writing Direction
-
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
35
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks42 weeks
3
88
👆🏻
Hello
Salam
Ke aal aee
Thank You
mana bebahgsh
dhanwaad
How Are You?
chone tao?
kiyaan oo ji
Good Night
jawáin shap
shub ratri
Good Evening
jawáin begáh
shub ratri
Good Afternoon
سلام علیکم
शुभ अपराह्न
Good Morning
jawáin sawáh
su prabat
Please
Mihrabani kan
kripya
Sorry
bebaksh / bebagsh
mere kaulan galti ooyyii
Bye
bye
changa ji pher
I Love You
Tu mana doost biyeh
Minjo tere naal pyar hega
Excuse Me
mana bebahgsh
gustakhi maaf
Dialect 1
Eastern Balochi
Jaunsari
Where They Speak
Pakistan
Himachal Pradesh, India
How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00100,000.00
1.5
960000000
👆🏻
Dialect 2
Western Balochi
Kullu
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
Georgia, Himachal Pradesh, India
How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00110,000.00
700
274000000
👆🏻
Dialect 3
Southern Balochi
Hinduri
Where They Speak
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates
France, Himachal Pradesh, India
How Many People Speak
3,400,000.0030,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
38
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
7.60 million4.00 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
0.11 %0.02 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
7.60 million4.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
8.50 million2.30 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
بلوچی
डोगरी
Alternative Names
Baluchi
Dhogaryali, Dogari, Dogri Jammu, Dogri Pahari, Dogri-Kangri, Dongari, Hindi Dogri, Tokkaru
French Name
baloutchi
dogri
German Name
Belutschisch
Dogri
Pronunciation
[bəˈloʧi]
[ˈd̪oːɡri]
Ethnicity
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui
Dogras
Origin
19th Century
1971
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
-
-
Branch
-
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
No early forms
No Early Forms
Standard Forms
Balochi
Dogri
Language Position
3932
1
120
👆🏻
Signed Forms
Balochi Sign Language
Signed Dogri
Scope
Individual
Individual, Macrolanguage
ISO 639 1
No data available
doi
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
bal
doi
ISO 639 2/B
bal
doi
ISO 639 3
bal
doi
ISO 639 6
bal
doi
Glottocode
balo1260
indo1311
Linguasphere
58-AAB-a
59-AAA
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
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Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
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