Countries
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan
National Language
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe
Iran
Second Language
Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Europe
Asia
Minority Language
Italian Repubilc, Montenegro, Republic of Macedonia, Republic of Serbia, Romania
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates
Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Albania, Tirana
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee
Interesting Facts
- Albanian Language has adopted words from Latin, Greek, Turkish, Italian and Slavic languages.
- 74% Albanian people are atheist, they never go to church or mosque.
- 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
Romanian
Kurdish and Persian
Derived From
Not Available
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Latin
Perso-Arabic script
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
Thank You
Ju faleminderit
mana bebahgsh
How Are You?
Si jeni?
chone tao?
Good Night
natën e mirë
jawáin shap
Good Evening
mirëmbrëma
jawáin begáh
Good Afternoon
mirëdita
Not Available
Good Morning
mirëmengjes
jawáin sawáh
Please
Ju lutem
Mihrabani kan
Sorry
Me fal
bebaksh / bebagsh
I Love You
unë e dua ju
Tu mana doost biyeh
Excuse Me
Më falni
mana bebahgsh
Dialect 1
Gheg Albanian
Eastern Balochi
Where They Speak
Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia
Pakistan
Dialect 2
Tosk Albanian
Western Balochi
Where They Speak
Albania, Greece, Kosovo, Republic of Macedonia, Turkey
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
Dialect 3
Arbëresh
Southern Balochi
Where They Speak
Italy
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
shqip / gjuha shqipe
بلوچی
Alternative Names
Not Available
Baluchi
French Name
albanais
baloutchi
German Name
Albanisch
Belutschisch
Pronunciation
[ʃcip]
Not available
Ethnicity
Albanians
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui
Origin
1462 AD
19th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Old Albanian
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Albanian
Balochi
Signed Forms
Albanian Sign Language (AlbSL, in Albanian Gjuha Shenjave e Shqipe)
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
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No data available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
alba1267
balo1260
Linguasphere
55-AAA-aaa
58-AAB-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
Not Available
Albanian and Balochi Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Albanian and Balochi greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Albanian and Balochi language. Albanian word for "Hello" is Përshëndetje or Balochi word for "Thank You" is mana bebahgsh. Find more of such common Albanian Greetings and Balochi Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Albanian vs Balochi Difficulty
The Albanian vs Balochi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Albanian Alphabets and Balochi Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Albanian and Balochi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Albanian and Balochi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Albanian is 44 weeks while to learn Balochi time required is 44 weeks.