Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan
National Language
Somalia
Iran
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa, Middle East
Asia
Minority Language
Yemen
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates
Regulated By
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee
Interesting Facts
- Somali language is one of the best documented Afro-Asiatic languages.
- One of the most widely spoken of the Cushitic languages is the Somali 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
Afar and Oromo Language
Kurdish and Persian
Derived From
Arabic Language
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
Perso-Arabic script
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Thank You
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
mana bebahgsh
How Are You?
Sidee tahay ?
chone tao?
Good Night
Habeenka Good
jawáin shap
Good Evening
Evening Good
jawáin begáh
Good Afternoon
galab wanaagsan
سلام علیکم
Good Morning
Subax wanaagsan
jawáin sawáh
Please
Fadlan
Mihrabani kan
Sorry
sorry
bebaksh / bebagsh
I Love You
Waan ku jeclahay
Tu mana doost biyeh
Excuse Me
iga raali ahow
mana bebahgsh
Dialect 1
Northern Somali
Eastern Balochi
Where They Speak
Gabon, Standard Somali
Pakistan
Dialect 2
Benaadir
Western Balochi
Where They Speak
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
Dialect 3
Af-Ashraaf
Southern Balochi
Where They Speak
Standard Somali
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates
Native Name
af Soomaali
بلوچی
Alternative Names
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
Baluchi
French Name
somali
baloutchi
German Name
Somali
Belutschisch
Pronunciation
[afsoomaali]
[bəˈloʧi]
Ethnicity
Somalis
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui
Origin
19th century
19th Century
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Somali
Balochi
Signed Forms
Somali Sign Language
Balochi Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
so
No data available
Glottocode
soma1255
balo1260
Linguasphere
No data available
58-AAB-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Somali 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 Somali and Balochi dialects. Various dialects of Somali and Balochi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Somali are spoken in different Somali Speaking Countries whereas Balochi Dialects are spoken in different Balochi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Somali vs Balochi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Somali dialects include: Northern Somali, Benaadir. Balochi dialects include: Eastern Balochi , Western Balochi. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Somali and Balochi Speaking population
Somali and Balochi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Somali and Balochi languages can be compared. The total count of Somali and Balochi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Somali language is 0.07 % 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 Somali and Balochi on Somali vs Balochi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Somali and Balochi Language Codes
Somali and Balochi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Somali and Balochi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.