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Yoruba and Balochi


Balochi and Yoruba


Countries

Countries
Benin, Nigeria  
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
4  
11

National Language
Nigeria  
Iran  

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

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Asia  

Minority Language
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America  
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates  

Regulated By
Yoruba Academy  
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee  

Interesting Facts
  • One of the largest African ethnic groups is Yoruba in south of Sahara Desert.
  • In Yoruba language, same combination of vowels and consonants have different meanings depending on the pitch of the vowels, so it is tonal 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
Owo and Itsekiri languages  
Kurdish and Persian  

Derived From
-  
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Yoruba-Alphabet.jpg#200  
Balochi-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
29  
11
34  
16

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12  
9
8  
5

How Many Consonants
17  
7
26  
16

Scripts
Latin  
Perso-Arabic script  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks  
10
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Ẹ n lẹ  
Salam  

Thank You
e dupe  
mana bebahgsh  

How Are You?
Bawo ni o se wa  
chone tao?  

Good Night
Kasun layọ o  
jawáin shap  

Good Evening
ka a ale  
jawáin begáh  

Good Afternoon
e kaasan  
سلام علیکم  

Good Morning
e kaaro  
jawáin sawáh  

Please
Jowo  
Mihrabani kan  

Sorry
binu  
bebaksh / bebagsh  

Bye
bye  
bye  

I Love You
mo nifẹ rẹ  
Tu mana doost biyeh  

Excuse Me
mo tọrọ gafara  
mana bebahgsh  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Itsekiri  
Eastern Balochi  

Where They Speak
Nigeria  
Pakistan  

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

Dialect 2
Ede  
Western Balochi  

Where They Speak
Benin, Togo  
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan  

How Many People Speak
800,000.00  
99+
1,800,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Ulukwumi  
Southern Balochi  

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

How Many People Speak
10,000.00  
99+
3,400,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
20  
18
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
30.00 million  
36
7.60 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.42 %  
34
0.11 %  
99+

Native Speakers
28.00 million  
29
7.60 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
30.00 million  
26
8.50 million  
99+

Native Name
Yorùbá  
بلوچی  

Alternative Names
Yariba, Yooba  
Baluchi  

French Name
yoruba  
baloutchi  

German Name
Yoruba-Sprache  
Belutschisch  

Pronunciation
[jòɾùbá]  
[bəˈloʧi]  

Ethnicity
Yoruba people  
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui  

History

Origin
4 BC  
19th Century  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Western Sudanic  
-  

Branch
Kwa  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Yorùbá  
Balochi  

Language Position
49  
99+
39  
36

Signed Forms
Yoruba Sign Language  
Balochi Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
yo  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
yor  
bal  

ISO 639 2/B
yor  
bal  

ISO 639 3
yor  
bal  

ISO 639 6
yor  
bal  

Glottocode
yoru1245  
balo1260  

Linguasphere
No data available  
58-AAB-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating  
-  

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

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Yoruba and Balochi Speaking population

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

Yoruba and Balochi Language Codes

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

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