Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan
  
Bhutan
  
National Language
Iran
  
Bhutan
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
India
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates
  
India
  
Regulated By
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee
  
Dzongkha Development Commission
  
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.
  
- Standard romanization of the Dzongkha language is Roman Dzongkha.
  
Similar To
Kurdish and Persian
  
Sikkimese Language
  
Derived From
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language
  
Tibetan Language
  
Alphabets in
Balochi-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Dzongkha-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Perso-Arabic script
  
Dzongkha Braille, Tibetan Braille
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Language Levels
Not Available
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
Hello
Salam
  
Kuzoozangpo La
  
Thank You
mana bebahgsh
  
Kaadinchhey La
  
How Are You?
chone tao?
  
Ga Day Bay Zhu Yoe Ga ?
  
Good Night
jawáin shap
  
lek shom ay zim
  
Good Evening
jawáin begáh
  
Not Available
  
Good Afternoon
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Good Morning
jawáin sawáh
  
Not Available
  
Please
Mihrabani kan
  
Not Available
  
Sorry
bebaksh / bebagsh
  
Tsip maza
  
Bye
bye
  
Log Jay Gay
  
I Love You
Tu mana doost biyeh
  
Nga cheu lu ga
  
Excuse Me
mana bebahgsh
  
Tsip maza
  
Dialect 1
Eastern Balochi
  
Laya
  
Where They Speak
Pakistan
  
Bhutan
  
How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00
  
17
Dialect 2
Western Balochi
  
Lunana
  
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
  
Bhutan
  
How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00
  
20
Dialect 3
Southern Balochi
  
Adap
  
Where They Speak
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates
  
Bhutan
  
How Many People Speak
3,400,000.00
  
10
Not Available
  
Total No. Of Dialects
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
7.60 million
  
99+
0.64 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
7.60 million
  
99+
0.17 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
0.47 million
  
37
Native Name
بلوچی
  
རྫོང་ཁ (dzongkha)
  
Alternative Names
Baluchi
  
Bhotia of Bhutan, Bhotia of Dukpa, Bhutanese, Drukha, Drukke, Dukpa, Jonkha, Rdzongkha, Zongkhar
  
French Name
baloutchi
  
dzongkha
  
German Name
Belutschisch
  
Dzongkha
  
Pronunciation
Not available
  
Not available
  
Ethnicity
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui
  
Ngalop people
  
Origin
19th Century
  
17th Century
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Sino-Tibetan Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Tibeto-Burman
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Balochi
  
Dzongkha
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
No data available
  
dz
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
bal
  
dzo
  
ISO 639 2/B
bal
  
dzo
  
ISO 639 3
bal
  
dzo
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
balo1260
  
nucl1307
  
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
  
Balochi and Dzongkha Speaking population
Balochi and Dzongkha speaking population is one of the factors based on which Balochi and Dzongkha languages can be compared. The total count of Balochi and Dzongkha Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Balochi language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Dzongkha language is Not Available. 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 Dzongkha on Balochi vs Dzongkha where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Balochi and Dzongkha Language Codes
Balochi and Dzongkha language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Balochi and Dzongkha Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.