Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan
  
Ghana, Ivory coast
  
National Language
Iran
  
Ghana
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Africa
  
Minority Language
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates
  
Benin, United States of America
  
Regulated By
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee
  
Akan Orthography Committee
  
Interesting Facts
- 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.
  
- Ghana has over 100 ethnic groups living, and Akan is one of the largest tribe.
- Akan language came in South America, notably Suriname and Jamaica through slave trade.
  
Similar To
Kurdish and Persian
  
Not Available
  
Derived From
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
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Akan-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Perso-Arabic script
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Salam
  
ete-sen
  
Thank You
mana bebahgsh
  
meda ase
  
How Are You?
chone tao?
  
wo ho te sɛn?
  
Good Night
jawáin shap
  
maadwo
  
Good Evening
jawáin begáh
  
maadwo
  
Good Afternoon
Not Available
  
maaha
  
Good Morning
jawáin sawáh
  
maakye
  
Please
Mihrabani kan
  
wae
  
Sorry
bebaksh / bebagsh
  
Kafra
  
Bye
bye
  
bye
  
I Love You
Tu mana doost biyeh
  
Me doכ wo
  
Excuse Me
mana bebahgsh
  
mepa wo kyɛw
  
Dialect 1
Eastern Balochi
  
Asante
  
Where They Speak
Pakistan
  
Ghana
  
How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00
  
17
9,000,000.00
  
13
Dialect 2
Western Balochi
  
Akuapem
  
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
  
Ghana
  
How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00
  
20
9,000,000.00
  
10
Dialect 3
Southern Balochi
  
Fante
  
Where They Speak
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates
  
Ghana
  
How Many People Speak
3,400,000.00
  
10
1,900,000.00
  
15
How Many People Speak?
7.60 million
  
99+
11.00 million
  
99+
Native Speakers
7.60 million
  
99+
11.00 million
  
99+
Native Name
بلوچی
  
Akan
  
Alternative Names
Baluchi
  
Not Available
  
French Name
baloutchi
  
akan
  
German Name
Belutschisch
  
Akan-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
Not available
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui
  
Akan people
  
Origin
19th Century
  
15
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Niger-Congo Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Balochi
  
Akan
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Macrolanguage
  
ISO 639 1
No data available
  
ak
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
bal
  
aka
  
ISO 639 2/B
bal
  
aka
  
ISO 639 3
bal
  
aka
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
balo1260
  
akan1251
  
Linguasphere
58-AAB-a
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
All Balochi and Akan 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 Balochi and Akan dialects. Various dialects of Balochi and Akan language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Balochi are spoken in different Balochi Speaking Countries whereas Akan Dialects are spoken in different Akan speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Balochi vs Akan Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Balochi dialects include: Eastern Balochi, Western Balochi. Akan dialects include: Asante , Akuapem. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Balochi and Akan Speaking population
Balochi and Akan speaking population is one of the factors based on which Balochi and Akan languages can be compared. The total count of Balochi and Akan Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Balochi language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Akan language is 0.17 %. 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 Balochi and Akan on Balochi vs Akan where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Balochi and Akan Language Codes
Balochi and Akan language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Balochi and Akan Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.