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Portuguese vs Balochi


Countries

Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan  
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe  

Total No. Of Countries
4  
11
10  
6

National Language
Iran  
Portugal  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
United States of America  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America  

Minority Language
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates  
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America  

Regulated By
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee  
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras  

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.
  
  • Portuguese language has absorbed many words from French, Italian, Arabic and also from indigenous South American and African languages.
  • The first written document in Portuguese language was found in the 12th century.
  

Similar To
Kurdish and Persian  
Spanish and Galician Languages  

Derived From
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language  
Latin  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
34  
16
23  
5

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8  
5
9  
6

How Many Consonants
26  
16
19  
9

Scripts
Perso-Arabic script  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
Salam  
Olá  

Thank You
mana bebahgsh  
obrigado  

How Are You?
chone tao?  
Como você está?  

Good Night
jawáin shap  
boa noite  

Good Evening
jawáin begáh  
boa Noite  

Good Afternoon
سلام علیکم  
boa Tarde  

Good Morning
jawáin sawáh  
bom Dia  

Please
Mihrabani kan  
Por Favor  

Sorry
bebaksh / bebagsh  
pesaroso  

Bye
bye  
tchau  

I Love You
Tu mana doost biyeh  
Eu te amo  

Excuse Me
mana bebahgsh  
desculpe me  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Balochi  
Brazilian Portuguese  

Where They Speak
Pakistan  
Brazil  

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00  
99+
204,000,000.00  
5

Dialect 2
Western Balochi  
European Portuguese  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan  
Portugal  

How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00  
99+
10,000,000.00  
37

Dialect 3
Southern Balochi  
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole  

Where They Speak
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates  
Daman and Diu  

How Many People Speak
3,400,000.00  
99+
4,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
26  
22

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
7.60 million  
99+
231.00 million  
7

Speaking Population
0.11 %  
99+
3.27 %  
7

Native Speakers
7.60 million  
99+
216.00 million  
5

Second Language Speakers
8.50 million  
99+
15.00 million  
34

Native Name
بلوچی  
Português  

Alternative Names
Baluchi  
Português  

French Name
baloutchi  
portugais  

German Name
Belutschisch  
Portugiesisch  

Pronunciation
[bəˈloʧi]  
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]  

Ethnicity
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui  
Portuguese people or portugueses  

History

Origin
19th Century  
3rd Century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
Romance  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Medieval Galician  

Standard Forms
Balochi  
Portuguese  

Language Position
39  
36
6  
6

Signed Forms
Balochi Sign Language  
Signed Portuguese  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
pt  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
bal  
por  

ISO 639 2/B
bal  
por  

ISO 639 3
bal  
por  

ISO 639 6
bal  
por  

Glottocode
balo1260  
port1283  

Linguasphere
58-AAB-a  
51-AAA-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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Balochi and Portuguese Language History

Comparison of Balochi vs Portuguese language history gives us differences between origin of Balochi and Portuguese language. History of Balochi language states that this language originated in 19th Century whereas history of Portuguese language states that this language originated in 3rd 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 Portuguese Language History.

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

Balochi vs Portuguese Difficulty

The Balochi vs Portuguese difficulty level basically depends on the number of Balochi Alphabets and Portuguese 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 Portuguese are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Balochi and Portuguese, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Balochi is 44 weeks while to learn Portuguese time required is 24 weeks.

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