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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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