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Balochi vs Luri


Luri vs Balochi


Countries

Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan  
Iran  

Total No. Of Countries
4  
11
1  
14

National Language
Iran  
Iran  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
-  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Antartica  

Minority Language
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates  
-  

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.
  
Luri language is spoken mainly in western and southwestern Iran.  

Similar To
Kurdish and Persian  
Persian  

Derived From
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
34  
16
45  
25

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8  
5
5  
2

How Many Consonants
26  
16
40  
29

Scripts
Perso-Arabic script  
Arabic  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
25 weeks  
7

Greetings

Hello
Salam  
hello  

Thank You
mana bebahgsh  
Thank you  

How Are You?
chone tao?  
how are you  

Good Night
jawáin shap  
Good night  

Good Evening
jawáin begáh  
Good evening  

Good Afternoon
سلام علیکم  
Good afternoon  

Good Morning
jawáin sawáh  
Good morning  

Please
Mihrabani kan  
Please  

Sorry
bebaksh / bebagsh  
sorry  

Bye
bye  
bye  

I Love You
Tu mana doost biyeh  
i love you  

Excuse Me
mana bebahgsh  
excuse me  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Balochi  
Feyli lurish  

Where They Speak
Pakistan  
Eastern Iraq, Western Iran  

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00  
99+
3,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Western Balochi  
Bakhtiari  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan  
Iran  

How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00  
99+
3,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Southern Balochi  
Laki  

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

How Many People Speak
3,400,000.00  
99+
1,000,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
5  
5

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.11 %  
99+
0.00 %  
99+

Native Speakers
7.60 million  
99+
0.00 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
8.50 million  
99+
89.00 million  
10

Native Name
بلوچی  
nanme  

Alternative Names
Baluchi  
Lori, Luri, Luristani  

French Name
baloutchi  
louri  

German Name
Belutschisch  
-  

Pronunciation
[bəˈloʧi]  
[ˈoɽia]  

Ethnicity
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui  
Lurs  

History

Origin
19th Century  
19 BC  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
-  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
gd  

Standard Forms
Balochi  
gd  

Language Position
39  
36
23  
21

Signed Forms
Balochi Sign Language  
Indian Signing System  

Scope
Individual  
-  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
12  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
bal  
lrc  

ISO 639 2/B
bal  
lrc  

ISO 639 3
bal  
12  

ISO 639 6
bal  
lrc  

Glottocode
balo1260  
12  

Linguasphere
58-AAB-a  
12  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
-  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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Balochi and Luri Language History

Comparison of Balochi vs Luri language history gives us differences between origin of Balochi and Luri language. History of Balochi language states that this language originated in 19th Century whereas history of Luri language states that this language originated in 19 BC. 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 Luri Language History.

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

Balochi vs Luri Difficulty

The Balochi vs Luri difficulty level basically depends on the number of Balochi Alphabets and Luri 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 Luri are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Balochi and Luri, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Balochi is 44 weeks while to learn Luri time required is 25 weeks.

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