Countries
Nigeria
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan
Total No. Of Countries
14
0
46
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National Language
Nigeria
Iran
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Equatorial Guinea
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates
Regulated By
Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee
Interesting Facts
- In Igbo, there is complicated system of high and low tones indicating differences in meaning and grammatical relationships.
- Igbo has inexhaustible and rich linguistic features like idioms, proverbs, aphorisms, anecdotes etc.
- 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 Hausa Languages
Kurdish and Persian
Derived From
-
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language
Dialect 1
Enuani
Eastern Balochi
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Pakistan
How Many People Speak
28,000,000.005,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Ngwa
Western Balochi
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
How Many People Speak
1,500,000.001,800,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Not present
Southern Balochi
Where They Speak
-
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates
How Many People Speak
24.003,400,000.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
203
0
188
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