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Cebuano and Balochi


Balochi and Cebuano


Countries

Countries
Philippines  
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
4  
11

National Language
Philippines  
Iran  

Second Language
Philippines  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates  

Regulated By
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters  
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee  

Interesting Facts
  • About one-fifth of the population of the philippines speak cebuano and are second largest ethnolinguistic group in the country.
  • Cebuano contains many words of Spanish origin.
  
  • 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.
  

Similar To
Hiligaynon Language  
Kurdish and Persian  

Derived From
Island of Cebu  
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21  
3
34  
16

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
8  
5

How Many Consonants
16  
6
26  
16

Scripts
Latin  
Perso-Arabic script  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2  
1
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
3 weeks  
1
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Hoy  
Salam  

Thank You
Salamat  
mana bebahgsh  

How Are You?
Kumusta man ka?  
chone tao?  

Good Night
Maayong Gabii  
jawáin shap  

Good Evening
Maayong Gabii  
jawáin begáh  

Good Afternoon
Maayong Hapon  
سلام علیکم  

Good Morning
Maayong Buntag  
jawáin sawáh  

Please
Palihug  
Mihrabani kan  

Sorry
Ikasubo ko  
bebaksh / bebagsh  

Bye
Babay  
bye  

I Love You
Gihigugma ko ikaw  
Tu mana doost biyeh  

Excuse Me
Ekskyus mi  
mana bebahgsh  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Boholano  
Eastern Balochi  

Where They Speak
Bohol  
Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00  
28
5,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Southern Kana  
Western Balochi  

Where They Speak
southern Leyte  
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan  

How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00  
25
1,800,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
North Kana  
Southern Balochi  

Where They Speak
northern part of Leyte  
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
24
3,400,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
3  
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.32 %  
40
0.11 %  
99+

Native Speakers
21.00 million  
36
7.60 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
14.50 million  
35
8.50 million  
99+

Native Name
Visayan  
بلوچی  

Alternative Names
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan  
Baluchi  

French Name
cebuano  
baloutchi  

German Name
Cebuano  
Belutschisch  

Pronunciation
[sɛbuˈɑno]  
[bəˈloʧi]  

Ethnicity
Cebuano people  
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui  

History

Origin
16th century  
19th Century  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Standard Cebuano  
Balochi  

Language Position
62  
99+
39  
36

Signed Forms
Cebuano Sign Language  
Balochi Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ceb  
bal  

ISO 639 2/B
ceb  
bal  

ISO 639 3
ceb  
bal  

ISO 639 6
ceb  
bal  

Glottocode
cebu1242  
balo1260  

Linguasphere
No data Available  
58-AAB-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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All Cebuano and Balochi Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Cebuano and Balochi dialects. Various dialects of Cebuano and Balochi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Cebuano are spoken in different Cebuano Speaking Countries whereas Balochi Dialects are spoken in different Balochi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Cebuano vs Balochi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Cebuano dialects include: Boholano, Southern Kana. Balochi dialects include: Eastern Balochi , Western Balochi. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Cebuano and Balochi Speaking population

Cebuano and Balochi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Cebuano and Balochi languages can be compared. The total count of Cebuano and Balochi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Cebuano language is 0.32 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Balochi language is 0.11 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Cebuano and Balochi on Cebuano vs Balochi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Cebuano and Balochi Language Codes

Cebuano and Balochi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Cebuano and Balochi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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