Countries
Turkey, Uzbekistan
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan
Total No. Of Countries
24
0
46
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National Language
Afganistan, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
Iran
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Middle East
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates
Regulated By
-
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee
Interesting Facts
- Uzbek is officially written in the Latin script, but many people still use Cyrillic script.
- In Uzbek language, there are many loanwords from Russian, Arabic and Persian.
- 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
Kazakh and Uyghur Languages
Kurdish and Persian
Derived From
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Ancient Indo-Iranian Language
Dialect 1
Tashkent
Eastern Balochi
Where They Speak
-
Pakistan
How Many People Speak
32,000,000.005,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Afghan
Western Balochi
Where They Speak
-
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
How Many People Speak
32,000,000.001,800,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Ferghana
Southern Balochi
Where They Speak
-
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates
How Many People Speak
32,000,000.003,400,000.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
63
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
25.00 million7.60 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.39 %0.11 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
26.00 million7.60 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
32.00 million8.50 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
أۇزبېك ﺗﻴﻠی o'zbek tili ўзбек тили (o‘zbek tili)
بلوچی
Alternative Names
Annamese, Ching, Gin, Jing, Kinh, Viet
Baluchi
French Name
ouszbek
baloutchi
German Name
Usbekisch
Belutschisch
Pronunciation
[oʻzbek]
[bəˈloʧi]
Ethnicity
Uzbek
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui