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Balochi and Cebuano


Cebuano and Balochi


Countries

Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan  
Philippines  

Total No. Of Countries
4  
11
1  
14

National Language
Iran  
Philippines  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Philippines  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee  
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters  

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.
  
  • About one-fifth of the population of the philippines speak cebuano and are second largest ethnolinguistic group in the country.
  • Cebuano contains many words of Spanish origin.
  

Similar To
Kurdish and Persian  
Hiligaynon Language  

Derived From
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language  
Island of Cebu  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
34  
16
21  
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8  
5
5  
2

How Many Consonants
26  
16
16  
6

Scripts
Perso-Arabic script  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
2  
1

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
3 weeks  
1

Greetings

Hello
Salam  
Hoy  

Thank You
mana bebahgsh  
Salamat  

How Are You?
chone tao?  
Kumusta man ka?  

Good Night
jawáin shap  
Maayong Gabii  

Good Evening
jawáin begáh  
Maayong Gabii  

Good Afternoon
Not Available  
Maayong Hapon  

Good Morning
jawáin sawáh  
Maayong Buntag  

Please
Mihrabani kan  
Palihug  

Sorry
bebaksh / bebagsh  
Ikasubo ko  

Bye
bye  
Babay  

I Love You
Tu mana doost biyeh  
Gihigugma ko ikaw  

Excuse Me
mana bebahgsh  
Ekskyus mi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Balochi  
Boholano  

Where They Speak
Pakistan  
Bohol  

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

Dialect 2
Western Balochi  
Southern Kana  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan  
southern Leyte  

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

Dialect 3
Southern Balochi  
North Kana  

Where They Speak
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates  
northern part of Leyte  

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

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
4  
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
7.60 million  
99+
Not Available  

Speaking Population
0.11 %  
99+
0.32 %  
38

Native Speakers
7.60 million  
99+
21.00 million  
36

Second Language Speakers
Not Available  
14.50 million  
19

Native Name
بلوچی  
Visayan  

Alternative Names
Baluchi  
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan  

French Name
baloutchi  
cebuano  

German Name
Belutschisch  
Cebuano  

Pronunciation
Not available  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui  
Cebuano people  

History

Origin
19th Century  
16th century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Not Available  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Balochi  
Standard Cebuano  

Language Position
Not Available  
62  
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
No data Available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
bal  
ceb  

ISO 639 2/B
bal  
ceb  

ISO 639 3
bal  
ceb  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
balo1260  
cebu1242  

Linguasphere
58-AAB-a  
No data Available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available  
Verb-Subject-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

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

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Balochi and Cebuano Speaking population

Balochi and Cebuano speaking population is one of the factors based on which Balochi and Cebuano languages can be compared. The total count of Balochi and Cebuano Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Balochi language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Cebuano language is 0.32 %. 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 Cebuano on Balochi vs Cebuano where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Balochi and Cebuano Language Codes

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

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