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Marathi and Balochi


Balochi and Marathi


Countries

Countries
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra  
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan  

Total No. Of Countries
4  
11
4  
11

National Language
India  
Iran  

Second Language
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Israel, Mauritius  
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates  

Regulated By
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad  
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee  

Interesting Facts
  • Marathi ranks 4th in India based on the number of native speakers.
  • Marathi language has borrowed plenty of loanwords from Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit.
  
  • 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
Konkani Language  
Kurdish and Persian  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Marathi-Alphabet.jpg#200  
Balochi-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
52  
31
34  
16

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
16  
13
8  
5

How Many Consonants
36  
26
26  
16

Scripts
Devanagari  
Perso-Arabic script  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
4 weeks  
2
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
हॅलो (Hĕlō)  
Salam  

Thank You
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)  
mana bebahgsh  

How Are You?
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)  
chone tao?  

Good Night
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)  
jawáin shap  

Good Evening
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)  
jawáin begáh  

Good Afternoon
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)  
سلام علیکم  

Good Morning
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)  
jawáin sawáh  

Please
कृपया (Kr̥payā)  
Mihrabani kan  

Sorry
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)  
bebaksh / bebagsh  

Bye
बाय (Bāya)  
bye  

I Love You
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)  
Tu mana doost biyeh  

Excuse Me
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)  
mana bebahgsh  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Maharashtrian Konkani  
Eastern Balochi  

Where They Speak
Kokan  
Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00  
99+
5,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Varhadi  
Western Balochi  

Where They Speak
Vidarbha  
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan  

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00  
99+
1,800,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Khandeshi  
Southern Balochi  

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

How Many People Speak
1,900,000.00  
99+
3,400,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
42  
29
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
71.00 million  
25
7.60 million  
99+

Speaking Population
1.10 %  
19
0.11 %  
99+

Native Speakers
68.00 million  
16
7.60 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
3.00 million  
99+
8.50 million  
99+

Native Name
मराठी (marāṭhī)  
بلوچی  

Alternative Names
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu  
Baluchi  

French Name
marathe  
baloutchi  

German Name
Marathi  
Belutschisch  

Pronunciation
[məˈɾaʈʰi]  
[bəˈloʧi]  

Ethnicity
Marathi people  
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui  

History

Origin
10th century  
19th Century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
-  

Branch
Indic  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Maharashtri Prakrit  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Marathi  
Balochi  

Language Position
17  
15
39  
36

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)  
Balochi Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
mr  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mar  
bal  

ISO 639 2/B
mar  
bal  

ISO 639 3
mar  
bal  

ISO 639 6
mar  
bal  

Glottocode
mara1378  
balo1260  

Linguasphere
omr  
58-AAB-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Marathi and Balochi Speaking population

Marathi and Balochi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Marathi and Balochi languages can be compared. The total count of Marathi and Balochi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Marathi language is 1.10 % 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 Marathi and Balochi on Marathi vs Balochi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Marathi and Balochi Language Codes

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

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