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Balochi and Akan


Akan and Balochi


Countries

Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan   
Ghana, Ivory coast   

Total No. Of Countries
4   
11
2   
13

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

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

Alphabets
34   
16
21   
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8   
5
10   
7

How Many Consonants
26   
16
16   
6

Scripts
Perso-Arabic script   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

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   

Dialects

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

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
3   
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
7.60 million   
99+
11.00 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.11 %   
99+
0.17 %   
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   

History

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   
104   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Macrolanguage   

Code

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   

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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.

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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.

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