Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan
  
Armenian Highland
  
National Language
Iran
  
Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia, Europe
  
Minority Language
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates
  
Cyprus, Hungary, Iraq, Poland, Romania, Ukraine
  
Regulated By
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee
  
Armenian National Academy of Sciences
  
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.
  
- The first language into which Bible was translated is Armenian.
- Christianity was recognized as a national religion in 301 by Armenia Country.
  
Similar To
Kurdish and Persian
  
Greek
  
Derived From
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Balochi-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Armenian-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Perso-Arabic script
  
Armenian manuscript
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Salam
  
Բարեւ (Barev)
  
Thank You
mana bebahgsh
  
Շնորհակալություն (Shnorhakalut’yun)
  
How Are You?
chone tao?
  
Ինչպես եք դուք? (Inch’pes yek’ duk’)
  
Good Night
jawáin shap
  
Բարի գիշեր (Bari gisher)
  
Good Evening
jawáin begáh
  
Բարի երեկո (Bari yereko)
  
Good Afternoon
Not Available
  
Բարի օր (Bari or)
  
Good Morning
jawáin sawáh
  
Բարի լույս (Bari luys)
  
Please
Mihrabani kan
  
Խնդրում եմ (Khndrum yem)
  
Sorry
bebaksh / bebagsh
  
կներեք (knerek’)
  
Bye
bye
  
Ց'տեսություն
  
I Love You
Tu mana doost biyeh
  
Ես սիրում եմ քեզ (Yes sirum yem k’yez)
  
Excuse Me
mana bebahgsh
  
Ներեցեք ինձ (Nerets’yek’ indz)
  
Dialect 1
Eastern Balochi
  
Eastern Armenian
  
Where They Speak
Pakistan
  
Armenia, Armenian Highland, Georgia, Iran, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, Turkey
  
How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00
  
17
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Western Balochi
  
Western Armenian
  
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
  
Armenian Highland, Cilicia, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey
  
How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00
  
20
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Southern Balochi
  
Not Applicable
  
Where They Speak
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates
  
Not Applicable
  
How Many People Speak
3,400,000.00
  
10
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
7.60 million
  
99+
6.00 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
7.60 million
  
99+
6.00 million
  
99+
Native Name
بلوچی
  
Հայերէն (Hayeren)
  
Alternative Names
Baluchi
  
Armjanski Yazyk, Ena, Ermeni Dili, Ermenice, Somkhuri
  
French Name
baloutchi
  
arménien
  
German Name
Belutschisch
  
Armenisch
  
Pronunciation
Not available
  
[hɑjɛˈɾɛn]
  
Ethnicity
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui
  
Armenians
  
Origin
19th Century
  
late 5th century
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
Proto-Armenian, Classical Armenian, Middle Armenian, Armenian
  
Standard Forms
Balochi
  
Eastern Armenian, Western Armenian
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
No data available
  
hy
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
bal
  
hye
  
ISO 639 2/B
bal
  
arm
  
ISO 639 3
bal
  
hye
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
balo1260
  
arme1241
  
Linguasphere
58-AAB-a
  
57-AAA-a
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Not Available
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Agglutinative, Synthetic