Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan
Burkina Faso
Total No. Of Countries
41
0
46
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National Language
Iran
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory coast, Mali, Togo
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
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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.
- Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
- Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
Similar To
Kurdish and Persian
Dagbani Language
Derived From
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language
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Alphabets in
Alphabets
3426
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
88
0
32
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How Many Consonants
2616
9
60
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Scripts
Perso-Arabic script
Latin
Writing Direction
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-
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
33
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks30 weeks
3
88
👆🏻
Hello
Salam
Kia ora
Thank You
mana bebahgsh
Laafi bala
How Are You?
chone tao?
Laafi beme ?
Good Night
jawáin shap
Ne y yungo
Good Evening
jawáin begáh
ne y zabre
Good Afternoon
سلام علیکم
Kia ora
Good Morning
jawáin sawáh
Ne y yibeogo
Please
Mihrabani kan
gafare
Sorry
bebaksh / bebagsh
gafare
Bye
bye
Wend na kon-d nindaare
I Love You
Tu mana doost biyeh
Kei te aroha au ki a koe
Excuse Me
mana bebahgsh
Y gafare
Dialect 1
Eastern Balochi
Ouapadoupou
Where They Speak
Pakistan
Burkina Faso
How Many People Speak
5,000,000.007,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
👆🏻
Dialect 2
Western Balochi
Saremde
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
Burkina Faso
How Many People Speak
1,800,000.007,000,000.00
700
274000000
👆🏻
Dialect 3
Southern Balochi
Taolende
Where They Speak
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates
Burkina Faso
How Many People Speak
3,400,000.007,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
38
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
7.60 million7.60 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.11 %0.11 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
7.60 million7.60 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
8.50 million5.00 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
بلوچی
Mosse
Alternative Names
Baluchi
Mossi, Mòoré, Mooré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi, Mòoré, Moré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi
French Name
baloutchi
moré
German Name
Belutschisch
Mossi-Sprache
Pronunciation
[bəˈloʧi]
[mɔ̀ːsì]
Ethnicity
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui
Mossi
Origin
19th Century
11th Century AD
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
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Western Sudanic
Branch
-
Gur (Voltaic)
Language Forms
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Balochi
Mossi
Language Position
3937
1
120
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Signed Forms
Balochi Sign Language
Mossi Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data available
No data Available
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
bal
mos
ISO 639 2/B
bal
mos
ISO 639 3
bal
mos
ISO 639 6
bal
mos
Glottocode
balo1260
moss1236
Linguasphere
58-AAB-a
No data Available
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
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