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Uyghur and Balochi


Balochi and Uyghur


Countries

Countries
China  
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
4  
11

National Language
China  
Iran  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan  
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates  

Regulated By
Working Committee of Ethnic Language and Writing of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region  
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee  

Interesting Facts
  • Uyghur language has large quantity of loan words from Persian, Russian and Chinese.
  • Uyghur was originally written with the Orkhon Alphabets.
  
  • 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
Uzbek Language  
Kurdish and Persian  

Derived From
Gokturk Language  
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
36  
18
34  
16

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9  
6
8  
5

How Many Consonants
27  
17
26  
16

Scripts
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin  
Perso-Arabic script  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Vertical, Top-To-Bottom  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Ässalamu läykum.  
Salam  

Thank You
rakhmat  
mana bebahgsh  

How Are You?
Yakshimasiz? / Qandaq ahwalingiz?  
chone tao?  

Good Night
Kachlikingz khayrilik bolsun  
jawáin shap  

Good Evening
Kachlikingz khayrilik bolsun!  
jawáin begáh  

Good Afternoon
تۆنۈگۈن خەير  
سلام علیکم  

Good Morning
Atiganlikingz khayrilik bolsun!  
jawáin sawáh  

Please
birdam  
Mihrabani kan  

Sorry
kachurung  
bebaksh / bebagsh  

Bye
Khayr khosh  
bye  

I Love You
sizni yahshi kOrman  
Tu mana doost biyeh  

Excuse Me
Kachurung  
mana bebahgsh  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Turpan  
Eastern Balochi  

Where They Speak
China  
Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
10,000,000.00  
37
5,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Hotan  
Western Balochi  

Where They Speak
China  
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan  

How Many People Speak
10,000,000.00  
37
1,800,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Lop Nur  
Southern Balochi  

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

How Many People Speak
25,000,000.00  
21
3,400,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
7  
7
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
10.40 million  
99+
7.60 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.12 %  
99+
0.11 %  
99+

Native Speakers
8.20 million  
99+
7.60 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
25.00 million  
27
8.50 million  
99+

Native Name
Уйғур /ئۇيغۇر (ujġgur / uyghur)  
بلوچی  

Alternative Names
Uighuir, Uighur, Uiguir, Uigur, Uygur, Weiwu’er, Wiga  
Baluchi  

French Name
ouïgour  
baloutchi  

German Name
Uigurisch  
Belutschisch  

Pronunciation
[ʊjʁʊrˈtʃɛ], [ʊjˈʁʊr tili]  
[bəˈloʧi]  

Ethnicity
Uyghur  
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui  

History

Origin
11  
19th Century  

Language Family
Turkic Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Karakhanid, Chagatai, Eastern Turki  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Uyghur  
Balochi  

Language Position
98  
99+
39  
36

Signed Forms
Signed Uyghur  
Balochi Sign Language  

Scope
-  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ug  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
uig  
bal  

ISO 639 2/B
uig  
bal  

ISO 639 3
uig  
bal  

ISO 639 6
uig  
bal  

Glottocode
uigh1240  
balo1260  

Linguasphere
No data Available  
58-AAB-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
-  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Uyghur and Balochi Speaking population

Uyghur and Balochi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Uyghur and Balochi languages can be compared. The total count of Uyghur and Balochi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Uyghur language is 0.12 % 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 Uyghur and Balochi on Uyghur vs Balochi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Uyghur and Balochi Language Codes

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

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