Countries
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan
National Language
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
Iran
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates
Regulated By
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee
Interesting Facts
- Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
- The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
- 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
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
Kurdish and Persian
Derived From
Arabic Language
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language
Alphabets in
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Balochi-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Latin
Perso-Arabic script
Thank You
Asante
mana bebahgsh
How Are You?
Habari gani?
chone tao?
Good Night
Usiku mwema
jawáin shap
Good Evening
Habari za jioni
jawáin begáh
Good Afternoon
nzuri Alasiri
سلام علیکم
Good Morning
Habari za asubuhi
jawáin sawáh
Please
tafadhali
Mihrabani kan
Sorry
pole
bebaksh / bebagsh
I Love You
nakupenda
Tu mana doost biyeh
Excuse Me
Samahani
mana bebahgsh
Dialect 1
Kiunguja
Eastern Balochi
Where They Speak
Zanzibar island
Pakistan
Dialect 2
Kimrima
Western Balochi
Where They Speak
Dar es Salaam
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
Dialect 3
Kimgao
Southern Balochi
Where They Speak
Kilwa
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates
Native Name
Kiswahili
بلوچی
Alternative Names
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili
Baluchi
French Name
swahili
baloutchi
German Name
Swahili
Belutschisch
Pronunciation
[swaˈhili]
[bəˈloʧi]
Ethnicity
Swahili people or Waswahili
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui
Origin
6th century
19th Century
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Swahili
Balochi
Signed Forms
Swahili Sign Language
Balochi Sign Language
Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 1
sw
No data available
Glottocode
swah1254
balo1260
Linguasphere
99-AUS-m
58-AAB-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
-
-
Language Morphological Typology
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-
All Swahili 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 Swahili and Balochi dialects. Various dialects of Swahili and Balochi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Swahili are spoken in different Swahili Speaking Countries whereas Balochi Dialects are spoken in different Balochi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Swahili vs Balochi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Swahili dialects include: Kiunguja, Kimrima. Balochi dialects include: Eastern Balochi , Western Balochi. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Swahili and Balochi Speaking population
Swahili and Balochi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Swahili and Balochi languages can be compared. The total count of Swahili and Balochi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Swahili language is 0.42 % 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 Swahili and Balochi on Swahili vs Balochi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Swahili and Balochi Language Codes
Swahili and Balochi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Swahili and Balochi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.