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Punjabi and Balochi


Balochi and Punjabi


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan  
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
4  
11

National Language
India, Pakistan  
Iran  

Second Language
Pakistan  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America  
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates  

Regulated By
-  
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee  

Interesting Facts
  • Punjabi is 2nd most spoken in United Kingdom and 4th most spoken in Canada.
  • Punjabi is tonal language, by using various tones Punjabi speakers are able to differentiate between words.
  
  • 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
Hindi Language  
Kurdish and Persian  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53  
32
34  
16

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9  
6
8  
5

How Many Consonants
41  
30
26  
16

Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi  
Perso-Arabic script  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
6 weeks  
3
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)  
Salam  

Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)  
mana bebahgsh  

How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)  
chone tao?  

Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)  
jawáin shap  

Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  
jawáin begáh  

Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)  
سلام علیکم  

Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  
jawáin sawáh  

Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)  
Mihrabani kan  

Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)  
bebaksh / bebagsh  

Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)  
bye  

I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)  
Tu mana doost biyeh  

Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)  
mana bebahgsh  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Pothohari  
Eastern Balochi  

Where They Speak
Pakistan  
Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00  
99+
5,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Saraiki  
Western Balochi  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan  
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
26
1,800,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Doabi  
Southern Balochi  

Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India  
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates  

How Many People Speak
130,000,000.00  
3
3,400,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
30  
24
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
154.30 million  
12
7.60 million  
99+

Speaking Population
1.44 %  
12
0.11 %  
99+

Native Speakers
100.00 million  
11
7.60 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
54.30 million  
17
8.50 million  
99+

Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی  
بلوچی  

Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi  
Baluchi  

French Name
pendjabi  
baloutchi  

German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache  
Belutschisch  

Pronunciation
Not Availble  
[bəˈloʧi]  

Ethnicity
Punjabis  
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui  

History

Origin
1000 AD  
19th Century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
-  

Branch
Indic  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi  
Balochi  

Language Position
23  
21
39  
36

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)  
Balochi Sign Language  

Scope
-  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
pa  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pan  
bal  

ISO 639 2/B
pan  
bal  

ISO 639 3
pan  
bal  

ISO 639 6
panj  
bal  

Glottocode
panj1256  
balo1260  

Linguasphere
No data available  
58-AAB-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
-  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
-  

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

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Punjabi and Balochi Speaking population

Punjabi and Balochi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Punjabi and Balochi languages can be compared. The total count of Punjabi and Balochi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Punjabi language is 1.44 % 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 Punjabi and Balochi on Punjabi vs Balochi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Punjabi and Balochi Language Codes

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