Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan
  
China, Kazakhstan, Russia
  
National Language
Iran
  
Gambia, Kazakhstan
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries, Republic of Brazil
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia, Europe
  
Minority Language
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates
  
Afganistan, Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, People's Republic of China, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan
  
Regulated By
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee
  
Kazakh language agency
  
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 Kazakh language can be written using a variety of scripts.
- Kazakh Language contains many words from Russian, Arabic, Mongol, Persian and other Turkic languages.
  
Similar To
Kurdish and Persian
  
Turkish and Uzbek Languages
  
Derived From
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
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Kazakh-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Perso-Arabic script
  
Arabic, Cyrillic
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Salam
  
Сәлеметсіз бе (Sälemetsiz be)
  
Thank You
mana bebahgsh
  
Рақмет сізге (Raqmet sizge)
  
How Are You?
chone tao?
  
Қалыңыз қалай? (Qalıñız qalay?)
  
Good Night
jawáin shap
  
қайырлы түн (qayırlı tün)
  
Good Evening
jawáin begáh
  
қайырлы кеш (qayırlı keş)
  
Good Afternoon
Not Available
  
қайырлы күн (qayırlı kün)
  
Good Morning
jawáin sawáh
  
қайырлы таң (qayırlı tañ)
  
Please
Mihrabani kan
  
өтінемін (ötinemin)
  
Sorry
bebaksh / bebagsh
  
кешіріңіз (keşiriñiz)
  
Bye
bye
  
bye
  
I Love You
Tu mana doost biyeh
  
Мен сені жақсы көремін (Men seni jaqsı köremin)
  
Excuse Me
mana bebahgsh
  
Кешіріңіз! (Keşiriñiz!)
  
Dialect 1
Eastern Balochi
  
Northeastern Kazakh
  
Where They Speak
Pakistan
  
Kazakhstan
  
How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00
  
17
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Western Balochi
  
Southern Kazakh
  
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
  
Kazakhstan
  
How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00
  
20
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Southern Balochi
  
Western Kazakh
  
Where They Speak
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates
  
Kazakhstan
  
How Many People Speak
3,400,000.00
  
10
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
7.60 million
  
99+
11.00 million
  
99+
Native Speakers
7.60 million
  
99+
11.00 million
  
99+
Native Name
بلوچی
  
Қазақ тілі / Qazaq tili / قازاق ٴتىلى
  
Alternative Names
Baluchi
  
Kaisak, Kazak, Kosach, Qazaq
  
French Name
baloutchi
  
kazakh
  
German Name
Belutschisch
  
Kasachisch
  
Pronunciation
Not available
  
[qɑˈzɑq tɘˈlɘ]
  
Ethnicity
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui
  
Kazahks
  
Origin
19th Century
  
17th Century
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Turkic Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Turkic
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Northwestern (Kipchak)
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Balochi
  
Kazakh
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
No data available
  
kk
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
bal
  
kaz
  
ISO 639 2/B
bal
  
kaz
  
ISO 639 3
bal
  
kaz
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
balo1260
  
kaza1248
  
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
  
Agglutinative