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Arabic and Balochi


Balochi and Arabic


Countries

Countries
Algeria, Bahrain, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen   
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan   

Total No. Of Countries
23   
4
4   
11

National Language
Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Yemen   
Iran   

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

Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates   

Regulated By
Academy of the Arabic Language, Arabic Language International Council   
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee   

Interesting Facts
  • Arabic is 5th common language in world.
  • Classical Arabic is the language of Quran and also it is official language. Classical Arabic is the only way to learn Arabic language in academic way and it does not change.
  
  • 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
Amharic and Hebrew   
Kurdish and Persian   

Derived From
Not Available   
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
28   
10
34   
16

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8   
5
8   
5

How Many Consonants
28   
18
26   
16

Scripts
Arabic   
Perso-Arabic script   

Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks   
13
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
مرحبا   
Salam   

Thank You
شكرا   
mana bebahgsh   

How Are You?
كيف حالك؟   
chone tao?   

Good Night
تصبح على خير   
jawáin shap   

Good Evening
مساء الخير   
jawáin begáh   

Good Afternoon
مساء الخير   
Not Available   

Good Morning
صباح الخير   
jawáin sawáh   

Please
من فضلك   
Mihrabani kan   

Sorry
آسف   
bebaksh / bebagsh   

Bye
وداعا   
bye   

I Love You
أحبك   
Tu mana doost biyeh   

Excuse Me
اعذرني   
mana bebahgsh   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Maghrebi   
Eastern Balochi   

Where They Speak
Algeria, Libya, Maghreb, Morocco, Tunisia   
Pakistan   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
5,000,000.00   
17

Dialect 2
Sudanese   
Western Balochi   

Where They Speak
Sudan   
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan   

How Many People Speak
17,000,000.00   
6
1,800,000.00   
20

Dialect 3
Levantine   
Southern Balochi   

Where They Speak
Cyprus, Levant   
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates   

How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00   
3
3,400,000.00   
10

Total No. Of Dialects
26   
22
3   
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
452.00 million   
4
7.60 million   
99+

Speaking Population
4.43 %   
6
0.11 %   
99+

Native Speakers
206.00 million   
6
7.60 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
246.00 million   
2
Not Available   

Native Name
(al arabiya) العربية   
بلوچی   

Alternative Names
Al-’Arabiyya, Al-Fusha, Literary Arabic   
Baluchi   

French Name
arabe   
baloutchi   

German Name
Arabisch   
Belutschisch   

Pronunciation
/al ʕarabijja/, /ʕarabi/   
Not available   

Ethnicity
Arabs   
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui   

History

Origin
512 CE   
19th Century   

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family, Semitic Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Semitic   
Not Available   

Branch
North Arabic   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Modern Standard Arabic   
Balochi   

Language Position
25   
21
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Signed Arabic   
Not Available   

Scope
Macrolanguage   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ar   
No data available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ara   
bal   

ISO 639 2/B
ara   
bal   

ISO 639 3
ara   
bal   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
arab1395   
balo1260   

Linguasphere
12-AAC   
58-AAB-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic   
Not Available   

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

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Arabic and Balochi Speaking population

Arabic and Balochi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Arabic and Balochi languages can be compared. The total count of Arabic and Balochi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Arabic language is 4.43 % 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 Arabic and Balochi on Arabic vs Balochi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Arabic and Balochi Language Codes

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

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