Countries
India, Karnataka, India
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan
Total No. Of Countries
14
0
46
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National Language
Karnataka, India
Iran
Second Language
Goa
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates
Regulated By
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee
Interesting Facts
- Kannada is the third oldest language after Sanskrit and Tamil of India
- Kannada language is only Indian language which got maximum i.e. 8 GyanaPeetha Awards.
- 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
Telugu
Kurdish and Persian
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language
Alphabets in
Alphabets
4934
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
148
0
32
👆🏻
How Many Consonants
3526
9
60
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Scripts
Kannada Script
Perso-Arabic script
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
-
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
53
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
ಹಲೋ (Halō)
Salam
Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
mana bebahgsh
How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
chone tao?
Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
jawáin shap
Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
jawáin begáh
Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
سلام علیکم
Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
jawáin sawáh
Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
Mihrabani kan
Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
bebaksh / bebagsh
Bye
ಬೈ (Bai)
bye
I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
Tu mana doost biyeh
Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
mana bebahgsh
Dialect 1
Badaga
Eastern Balochi
Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
Pakistan
How Many People Speak
540,000.005,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Urali
Western Balochi
Where They Speak
kerala
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
How Many People Speak
6,440.001,800,000.00
700
274000000
👆🏻
Dialect 3
Kurumba
Southern Balochi
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates
How Many People Speak
220,000.003,400,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
203
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
49.00 million7.60 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
0.58 %0.11 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
38.00 million7.60 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
11.00 million8.50 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
بلوچی
Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
Baluchi
French Name
kannada
baloutchi
German Name
Kannada
Belutschisch
Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
[bəˈloʧi]
Ethnicity
Kannadiga
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui
Origin
c. 450
19th Century
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
-
-
Branch
-
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Kannada
Balochi
Language Position
3139
1
120
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Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Balochi Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
kn
No data available
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
kan
bal
ISO 639 2/B
kan
bal
ISO 639 3
kan
bal
ISO 639 6
kan
bal
Glottocode
nucl1305
balo1260
Linguasphere
No data available
58-AAB-a
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
-
-
Language Morphological Typology
-
-