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Hausa vs Balochi


Balochi vs Hausa


Countries

Countries
Nigeria  
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
4  
11

National Language
Gambia, Nigeria  
Iran  

Second Language
Nigeria  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Asia  

Minority Language
Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Sudan, Togo  
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates  

Regulated By
-  
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee  

Interesting Facts
  • Hausa language is the most important and the best known of the Chadic branch.
  • There are about one-fourth of Hausa words come from Arabic.
  
  • 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
Yoruba and Igbo Languages  
Kurdish and Persian  

Derived From
-  
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
44  
24
34  
16

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12  
9
8  
5

How Many Consonants
32  
22
26  
16

Scripts
Latin  
Perso-Arabic script  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
sannu  
Salam  

Thank You
gode ku  
mana bebahgsh  

How Are You?
yaya dai  
chone tao?  

Good Night
mai kyau dare  
jawáin shap  

Good Evening
barka da yamma  
jawáin begáh  

Good Afternoon
barka da rana  
سلام علیکم  

Good Morning
mai kyau safe  
jawáin sawáh  

Please
Don Allah  
Mihrabani kan  

Sorry
yi hakuri  
bebaksh / bebagsh  

Bye
sai anjima  
bye  

I Love You
Ina son ku  
Tu mana doost biyeh  

Excuse Me
gafara dai  
mana bebahgsh  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Gaananci  
Eastern Balochi  

Where They Speak
Ghana  
Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
50,000,000.00  
14
5,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Kurhwayanci  
Western Balochi  

Where They Speak
Niger  
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan  

How Many People Speak
150,000,000.00  
3
1,800,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Daragaram  
Southern Balochi  

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

How Many People Speak
50.00  
99+
3,400,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
20  
18
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
50.00 million  
28
7.60 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.52 %  
30
0.11 %  
99+

Native Speakers
35.00 million  
27
7.60 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
15.00 million  
34
8.50 million  
99+

Native Name
حَوْسَ (ḥawsa)  
بلوچی  

Alternative Names
Abakwariga, Habe, Haoussa, Hausawa, Kado, Mgbakpa  
Baluchi  

French Name
haoussa  
baloutchi  

German Name
Haussa-Sprache  
Belutschisch  

Pronunciation
[hàʊsà]  
[bəˈloʧi]  

Ethnicity
Hausa–Fulani people  
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui  

History

Origin
14  
19th Century  

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Chadic  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Hausa  
Balochi  

Language Position
34  
32
39  
36

Signed Forms
Signed Hausa  
Balochi Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ha  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
hau  
bal  

ISO 639 2/B
hau  
bal  

ISO 639 3
hau  
bal  

ISO 639 6
hau  
bal  

Glottocode
haus1257  
balo1260  

Linguasphere
19-HAA-b  
58-AAB-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
-  

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Hausa and Balochi Language History

Comparison of Hausa vs Balochi language history gives us differences between origin of Hausa and Balochi language. History of Hausa language states that this language originated in 14 whereas history of Balochi language states that this language originated in 19th 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 Hausa and Balochi Language History.

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

Hausa vs Balochi Difficulty

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

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