Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan
  
Nigeria
  
National Language
Iran
  
Gambia, Nigeria
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Nigeria
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Africa
  
Minority Language
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates
  
Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Sudan, Togo
  
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.
  
- Hausa language is the most important and the best known of the Chadic branch.
- There are about one-fourth of Hausa words come from Arabic.
  
Similar To
Kurdish and Persian
  
Not Available
  
Derived From
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
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Hausa-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Perso-Arabic script
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Salam
  
sannu
  
Thank You
mana bebahgsh
  
gode ku
  
How Are You?
chone tao?
  
yaya dai
  
Good Night
jawáin shap
  
mai kyau dare
  
Good Evening
jawáin begáh
  
barka da yamma
  
Good Afternoon
Not Available
  
barka da rana
  
Good Morning
jawáin sawáh
  
mai kyau safe
  
Please
Mihrabani kan
  
Don Allah
  
Sorry
bebaksh / bebagsh
  
yi hakuri
  
Bye
bye
  
sai anjima
  
I Love You
Tu mana doost biyeh
  
Ina son ku
  
Excuse Me
mana bebahgsh
  
gafara dai
  
Dialect 1
Eastern Balochi
  
Gaananci
  
Where They Speak
Pakistan
  
Ghana
  
How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00
  
17
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Western Balochi
  
Kurhwayanci
  
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
  
Niger
  
How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00
  
20
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Southern Balochi
  
Daragaram
  
Where They Speak
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates
  
Niger
  
How Many People Speak
3,400,000.00
  
10
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
7.60 million
  
99+
50.00 million
  
28
Native Speakers
7.60 million
  
99+
35.00 million
  
27
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
15.00 million
  
18
Native Name
بلوچی
  
حَوْسَ (ḥawsa)
  
Alternative Names
Baluchi
  
Abakwariga, Habe, Haoussa, Hausawa, Kado, Mgbakpa
  
French Name
baloutchi
  
haoussa
  
German Name
Belutschisch
  
Haussa-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
Not available
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui
  
Hausa–Fulani people
  
Origin
19th Century
  
14
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Afro-Asiatic Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Chadic
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Balochi
  
Hausa
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
No data available
  
ha
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
bal
  
hau
  
ISO 639 2/B
bal
  
hau
  
ISO 639 3
bal
  
hau
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
balo1260
  
haus1257
  
Linguasphere
58-AAB-a
  
19-HAA-b
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Fusional
  
Balochi and Hausa Speaking population
Balochi and Hausa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Balochi and Hausa languages can be compared. The total count of Balochi and Hausa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Balochi language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Hausa language is 0.52 %. 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 Hausa on Balochi vs Hausa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Balochi and Hausa Language Codes
Balochi and Hausa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Balochi and Hausa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.