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Balochi vs Kashmiri


Kashmiri vs Balochi


Countries

Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan  
India, Pakistan  

Total No. Of Countries
4  
11
2  
13

National Language
Iran  
India, Pakistan  

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  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee  
-  

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.
  
  • Kashmiri is the only Daridc language with literature which was originated more than seven hundred and fifty years ago.
  • Kashmiri has thousands of loan words from Persian and Arabic Languages.
  

Similar To
Kurdish and Persian  
Hindi and Urdu Languages  

Derived From
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Balochi-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Kashmiri-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
34  
16
44  
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8  
5
17  
14

How Many Consonants
26  
16
27  
17

Scripts
Perso-Arabic script  
Arabic, Perso-Arabic script  

Writing Direction
-  
Right-To-Left, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Salam  
Assalām ‘alaikum  

Thank You
mana bebahgsh  
शुकिया / شکریہ (shukriya)  

How Are You?
chone tao?  
तोहय छिवा वारय? (tohy ch'ivaa vaarai?)  

Good Night
jawáin shap  
शबे खैर । (shabey k'eūr)  

Good Evening
jawáin begáh  
سہا مسا  

Good Afternoon
سلام علیکم  
Hach t'ochoktiya  

Good Morning
jawáin sawáh  
Hach ch'i  

Please
Mihrabani kan  
مهربانی کر  

Sorry
bebaksh / bebagsh  
माफ कॅरिव । (maap' keuriv)  

Bye
bye  
Khuda hāfiz  

I Love You
Tu mana doost biyeh  
be chus che seth mohabat karaan  

Excuse Me
mana bebahgsh  
वय त्रॅाविव । (vat' treūviv)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Balochi  
Kashtawari  

Where They Speak
Pakistan  
India, Koshtawar valley, southeast kashmir, India  

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00  
99+
6,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Western Balochi  
Poguli  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan  
Pogul and Paristan valleys  

How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00  
99+
6,100,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Southern Balochi  
Rambani  

Where They Speak
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates  
India  

How Many People Speak
3,400,000.00  
99+
5,600,000.00  
36

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
4  
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
7.60 million  
99+
5.60 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.11 %  
99+
0.05 %  
99+

Native Speakers
7.60 million  
99+
5.42 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
8.50 million  
99+
5.00 million  
99+

Native Name
بلوچی  
कॉशुर / كٲشُر  

Alternative Names
Baluchi  
Cashmeeree, Cashmiri, Kacmiri, Kaschemiri, Keshur, Koshur  

French Name
baloutchi  
kashmiri  

German Name
Belutschisch  
Kaschmiri  

Pronunciation
[bəˈloʧi]  
[kəːʃur]  

Ethnicity
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui  
Kashmiris or koshur  

History

Origin
19th Century  
12th Century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
-  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Balochi  
Kashmiri  

Language Position
39  
36
23  
21

Signed Forms
Balochi Sign Language  
Indian Signing System (ISS)  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
ks  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
bal  
kas  

ISO 639 2/B
bal  
kas  

ISO 639 3
bal  
kas  

ISO 639 6
bal  
kas  

Glottocode
balo1260  
kash1277  

Linguasphere
58-AAB-a  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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Balochi and Kashmiri Language History

Comparison of Balochi vs Kashmiri language history gives us differences between origin of Balochi and Kashmiri language. History of Balochi language states that this language originated in 19th Century whereas history of Kashmiri language states that this language originated in 12th Century. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Balochi and Kashmiri Language History.

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Balochi and Kashmiri 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 Kashmiri greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Balochi and Kashmiri language. Balochi word for "Hello" is Salam or Kashmiri word for "Thank You" is शुकिया / شکریہ (shukriya). Find more of such common Balochi Greetings and Kashmiri Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Balochi vs Kashmiri Difficulty

The Balochi vs Kashmiri difficulty level basically depends on the number of Balochi Alphabets and Kashmiri 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 Kashmiri are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Balochi and Kashmiri, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Balochi is 44 weeks while to learn Kashmiri time required is 44 weeks.

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