Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan
European Union, Finland
Total No. Of Countries
42
0
46
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National Language
Iran
Estonia, Finland, Norway, Russia, Sweden
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Estonia
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia, Europe
Minority Language
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates
Republic of Karelia, Russian Federation, Sweden
Regulated By
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee
Institute for the Languages of Finland
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.
- Finnish language has adopted many words from Iranian, Turkic, Baltic, Germanic and Slavic languages.
- In Finnish language, there are no articles or grammatical gender.
Similar To
Kurdish and Persian
Estonian and Livonian Languages
Derived From
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language
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Dialect 1
Eastern Balochi
Colloquial Finnish
Where They Speak
Pakistan
Finland
How Many People Speak
5,000,000.005,600,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Western Balochi
Rauma
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
Finland, Rauma
How Many People Speak
1,800,000.005,600,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Southern Balochi
Meänkieli
Where They Speak
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates
Finland, Sweden
How Many People Speak
3,400,000.0060,000.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
321
0
188
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