Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan
Cyprus, European Union, Greece
National Language
Iran
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Roman Empire
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia, Europe
Minority Language
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Regulated By
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)
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.
- Greek is the longest documented language of all the Indo-European Langauges.
- The official language of education in the Roman Empire was Greek.
Similar To
Kurdish and Persian
Armenian
Derived From
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language
Latin
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Perso-Arabic script
Arabic, Latin
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Salam
γεια σας (geia sas)
Thank You
mana bebahgsh
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)
How Are You?
chone tao?
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)
Good Night
jawáin shap
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)
Good Evening
jawáin begáh
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)
Good Afternoon
Not Available
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)
Good Morning
jawáin sawáh
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)
Please
Mihrabani kan
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)
Sorry
bebaksh / bebagsh
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)
I Love You
Tu mana doost biyeh
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)
Excuse Me
mana bebahgsh
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)
Dialect 1
Eastern Balochi
Cappadocian Greek
Where They Speak
Pakistan
Greece
Dialect 2
Western Balochi
Griko
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
Italy
Dialect 3
Southern Balochi
Mariupol
Where They Speak
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates
Ukraine
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
بلوچی
ελληνικά
Alternative Names
Baluchi
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic
French Name
baloutchi
grec moderne (après 1453)
German Name
Belutschisch
Neugriechisch
Pronunciation
Not available
[eliniˈka]
Ethnicity
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui
Greeks or Hellenes
Origin
19th Century
1500 BC
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Hellenic
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek
Standard Forms
Balochi
Modern Greek
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Greek Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data available
el
ISO 639 6
Not Available
ells
Glottocode
balo1260
gree1276
Linguasphere
58-AAB-a
56-AAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Fusional, Synthetic
Balochi and Greek 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 Greek greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Balochi and Greek language. Balochi word for "Hello" is Salam or Greek word for "Thank You" is ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱). Find more of such common Balochi Greetings and Greek Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Balochi vs Greek Difficulty
The Balochi vs Greek difficulty level basically depends on the number of Balochi Alphabets and Greek 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 Greek are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Balochi and Greek, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Balochi is 44 weeks while to learn Greek time required is 44 weeks.