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Balochi vs Thai


Thai vs Balochi


Countries

Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan  
Thailand  

Total No. Of Countries
4  
11
1  
14

National Language
Iran  
Thailand  

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  
Burma, Cambodia, Laos  

Regulated By
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee  
Royal Society of Thailand (ราชบัณฑิตยสภา)  

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.
  
  • Thai is tonal language and also it is very repetitive and exaggerative language.
  • You should learn thai language with native speakers and not with books or recorders, since speaking and writing in thai are not the same.
  

Similar To
Kurdish and Persian  
Lao Language  

Derived From
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language  
Khmer Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
34  
16
44  
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8  
5
32  
21

How Many Consonants
26  
16
44  
33

Scripts
Perso-Arabic script  
Thai  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Salam  
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)  

Thank You
mana bebahgsh  
ขอบคุณ (K̄hxbkhuṇ)  

How Are You?
chone tao?  
คุณเป็นอย่างไร? (Khuṇ pĕn xỳāngrị?)  

Good Night
jawáin shap  
นอนหลับฝันดี (Nxn h̄lạb f̄ạn dī)  

Good Evening
jawáin begáh  
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)  

Good Afternoon
سلام علیکم  
สวัสดีตอนบ่าย (S̄wạs̄dī txn b̀āy)  

Good Morning
jawáin sawáh  
อรุณสวัสดิ์ (Xruṇ s̄wạs̄di̒)  

Please
Mihrabani kan  
โปรด (Pord)  

Sorry
bebaksh / bebagsh  
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)  

Bye
bye  
ลาก่อน (Lā k̀xn)  

I Love You
Tu mana doost biyeh  
ผมรักคุณ (P̄hm rạk khuṇ)  

Excuse Me
mana bebahgsh  
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Balochi  
Isan  

Where They Speak
Pakistan  
Isan  

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00  
99+
20,000,000.00  
29

Dialect 2
Western Balochi  
Northern Thai  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan  
Northern Thailand  

How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00  
99+
6,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Southern Balochi  
Southern Thai  

Where They Speak
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates  
Kedah, Kelantan, Southern Thailand, Tanintharyi  

How Many People Speak
3,400,000.00  
99+
4,500,000.00  
39

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
9  
9

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
7.60 million  
99+
60.00 million  
27

Speaking Population
0.11 %  
99+
0.85 %  
24

Native Speakers
7.60 million  
99+
20.00 million  
37

Second Language Speakers
8.50 million  
99+
40.00 million  
21

Native Name
بلوچی  
ภาษาไทย  

Alternative Names
Baluchi  
Siamese, Standard Thai, Thaiklang  

French Name
baloutchi  
thaï  

German Name
Belutschisch  
Thailändisch  

Pronunciation
[bəˈloʧi]  
[pʰāːsǎː tʰāj]  

Ethnicity
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui  
Central Thai and Thai Chinese  

History

Origin
19th Century  
1283 CE  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Tai-Kadai Family  

Subgroup
-  
Tai  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Old Thai  

Standard Forms
Balochi  
Thai  

Language Position
39  
36
47  
99+

Signed Forms
Balochi Sign Language  
Thai Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
th  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
bal  
tha  

ISO 639 2/B
bal  
tha  

ISO 639 3
bal  
tha  

ISO 639 6
bal  
tha  

Glottocode
balo1260  
thai1261  

Linguasphere
58-AAB-a  
47-AAA-b  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Analytic, Isolating  

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Balochi and Thai Language History

Comparison of Balochi vs Thai language history gives us differences between origin of Balochi and Thai language. History of Balochi language states that this language originated in 19th Century whereas history of Thai language states that this language originated in 1283 CE. 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 Thai Language History.

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

Balochi vs Thai Difficulty

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

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