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Balochi and Amharic


Amharic and Balochi


Countries

Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan   
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.   

Total No. Of Countries
4   
11
1   
14

National Language
Iran   
Ethiopia   

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   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee   
Not Available   

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.
  
  • Amharic ranks as second most spoken Semitic language in the world.
  • Amharic has its own writing system named “fidel” and it uses Amharic alphabets to write.
  

Similar To
Kurdish and Persian   
Not Available   

Derived From
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Balochi-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Amharic-1.jpg#200   

Alphabets
34   
16
33   
15

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8   
5
7   
4

How Many Consonants
26   
16
31   
21

Scripts
Perso-Arabic script   
Ethiopic   

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   
Selam   

Thank You
mana bebahgsh   
amesege'nallo'   

How Are You?
chone tao?   
Dehina newot?   

Good Night
jawáin shap   
Dehna dur   

Good Evening
jawáin begáh   
melkam meshe't   

Good Afternoon
Not Available   
i'ndemin walu   

Good Morning
jawáin sawáh   
i'ndemin adäru   

Please
Mihrabani kan   
i'bakwon   

Sorry
bebaksh / bebagsh   
aznallehu   

Bye
bye   
tschao   

I Love You
Tu mana doost biyeh   
afekirishalehu   

Excuse Me
mana bebahgsh   
yiqirta   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Balochi   
Gondar   

Where They Speak
Pakistan   
Gondar   

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

Dialect 2
Western Balochi   
Gojjami   

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan   
Ethiopia   

How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00   
20
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Southern Balochi   
Showa   

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

How Many People Speak
3,400,000.00   
10
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
5   
5

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.11 %   
99+
0.37 %   
35

Native Speakers
7.60 million   
99+
25.00 million   
32

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
10.00 million   
23

Native Name
بلوچی   
Not Available   

Alternative Names
Baluchi   
Abyssinian, Amarigna, Amarinya, Amhara, Ethiopian   

French Name
baloutchi   
amharique   

German Name
Belutschisch   
Amharisch   

Pronunciation
Not available   
[amarɨɲɲa]   

Ethnicity
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui   
Amharas   

History

Origin
19th Century   
13th century   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Afro-Asiatic Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Semitic   

Branch
Not Available   
Ethiopic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Ge'ez   

Standard Forms
Balochi   
Amharic   

Language Position
Not Available   
55   
40

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Signed Amharic   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available   
am   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
bal   
amh   

ISO 639 2/B
bal   
amh   

ISO 639 3
bal   
amh   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
balo1260   
amha1245   

Linguasphere
58-AAB-a   
12-ACB-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Fusional   

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

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Balochi and Amharic Speaking population

Balochi and Amharic speaking population is one of the factors based on which Balochi and Amharic languages can be compared. The total count of Balochi and Amharic Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Balochi language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Amharic language is 0.37 %. 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 Amharic on Balochi vs Amharic where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Balochi and Amharic Language Codes

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

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