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Balochi and Dzongkha


Dzongkha and Balochi


Countries

Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan  
Bhutan  

Total No. Of Countries
4  
11
1  
14

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

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

Alphabets
34  
16
95  
39

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8  
5
5  
2

How Many Consonants
26  
16
30  
20

Scripts
Perso-Arabic script  
Dzongkha Braille, Tibetan Braille  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
Not Available  

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
Not Available  

Greetings

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  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Balochi  
Laya  

Where They Speak
Pakistan  
Bhutan  

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00  
17
1,100.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Western Balochi  
Lunana  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan  
Bhutan  

How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00  
20
700.00  
99+

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
3  
3
Not Available  

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.11 %  
99+
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  

History

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  

Code

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  

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

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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.

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