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Irish and Balochi


Balochi and Irish


Countries

Countries
European Union, Ireland  
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
4  
11

National Language
Ireland  
Iran  

Second Language
Ireland  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Asia  

Minority Language
United Kingdom  
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates  

Regulated By
Foras na Gaeilge  
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee  

Interesting Facts
  • In Irish language, there are no exact words for "yes" or "no".
  • There are different set of numbers for counting humans and another set for counting non-humans in Irish Language.
  
  • 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
Scottish Gaelic and Welsh Languages  
Kurdish and Persian  

Derived From
-  
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
18  
1
34  
16

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
8  
5

How Many Consonants
13  
3
26  
16

Scripts
Latin  
Perso-Arabic script  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks  
13
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Dia dhuit  
Salam  

Thank You
Go raibh maith agat  
mana bebahgsh  

How Are You?
Conas atá tú ?  
chone tao?  

Good Night
Oíche mhaith  
jawáin shap  

Good Evening
Tráthnóna maith duit  
jawáin begáh  

Good Afternoon
Tráthnóna maith duit  
سلام علیکم  

Good Morning
Dia dhuit ar maidin  
jawáin sawáh  

Please
le do thoil  
Mihrabani kan  

Sorry
Tá brón orm  
bebaksh / bebagsh  

Bye
Slán  
bye  

I Love You
Is breá liom thú  
Tu mana doost biyeh  

Excuse Me
Gabh mo leithscéal  
mana bebahgsh  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Connacht Irish  
Eastern Balochi  

Where They Speak
Connacht  
Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
100,000.00  
99+
5,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Munster Irish  
Western Balochi  

Where They Speak
Munster  
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan  

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

Dialect 3
Ulster Irish  
Southern Balochi  

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

How Many People Speak
140,000.00  
99+
3,400,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
3  
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.03 %  
99+
0.11 %  
99+

Native Speakers
0.14 million  
99+
7.60 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
1.65 million  
99+
8.50 million  
99+

Native Name
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge  
بلوچی  

Alternative Names
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish  
Baluchi  

French Name
irlandais moyen  
baloutchi  

German Name
Mittelirisch  
Belutschisch  

Pronunciation
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]  
[bəˈloʧi]  

Ethnicity
Irish people  
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui  

History

Origin
c. 750  
19th Century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Celtic  
-  

Branch
Goidelic  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil  
Balochi  

Language Position
25  
23
39  
36

Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language  
Balochi Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ga  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
gle  
bal  

ISO 639 2/B
gle  
bal  

ISO 639 3
gle  
bal  

ISO 639 6
gle  
bal  

Glottocode
iris1253  
balo1260  

Linguasphere
50-AAA  
58-AAB-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
-  

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All Irish 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 Irish and Balochi dialects. Various dialects of Irish and Balochi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Irish are spoken in different Irish Speaking Countries whereas Balochi Dialects are spoken in different Balochi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Irish vs Balochi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Irish dialects include: Connacht Irish, Munster Irish. Balochi dialects include: Eastern Balochi , Western Balochi. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Irish and Balochi Speaking population

Irish and Balochi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Irish and Balochi languages can be compared. The total count of Irish and Balochi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Irish language is 0.03 % 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 Irish and Balochi on Irish vs Balochi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Irish and Balochi Language Codes

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

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