Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan
  
East Java, Island of Madura, North Java, Sapudi Islands, Singapore
  
National Language
Iran
  
Indonesia, Island of Madura
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
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
  
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.
  
- There is unique pronunciation system in the Madurese language.
- Madurese was first written using Javanese Alphabets.
  
Similar To
Kurdish and Persian
  
Malay and Javanese Languages
  
Derived From
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Balochi-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Madurese-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Perso-Arabic script
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Salam
  
Halo
  
Thank You
mana bebahgsh
  
matur nuwun
  
How Are You?
chone tao?
  
piye kabare?
  
Good Night
jawáin shap
  
wengi sing apik
  
Good Evening
jawáin begáh
  
Sugeng sọnten
  
Good Afternoon
Not Available
  
Sugeng siang
  
Good Morning
jawáin sawáh
  
Sugeng énjing
  
Please
Mihrabani kan
  
Not Available
  
Sorry
bebaksh / bebagsh
  
Nyuwun pangapunten
  
Bye
bye
  
Not Available
  
I Love You
Tu mana doost biyeh
  
Kula tresna panjengan
  
Excuse Me
mana bebahgsh
  
Nuwun séwu
  
Dialect 1
Eastern Balochi
  
Kangean
  
Where They Speak
Pakistan
  
Indonesia
  
How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00
  
17
Dialect 2
Western Balochi
  
Bawean
  
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
  
Indonesia
  
How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00
  
20
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Southern Balochi
  
Bangkalan
  
Where They Speak
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates
  
Indonesia
  
How Many People Speak
3,400,000.00
  
10
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
7.60 million
  
99+
15.00 million
  
99+
Native Speakers
7.60 million
  
99+
15.00 million
  
40
Native Name
بلوچی
  
Madurese
  
Alternative Names
Baluchi
  
Basa Mathura, Madhura, Madura
  
French Name
baloutchi
  
madourais
  
German Name
Belutschisch
  
Maduresisch
  
Pronunciation
Not available
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui
  
Madurese
  
Origin
19th Century
  
Not Available
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Austronesian Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Indonesian
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Balochi
  
Madurese
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
No data available
  
No data Available
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
bal
  
mad
  
ISO 639 2/B
bal
  
mad
  
ISO 639 3
bal
  
mad
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
balo1260
  
madu1247
  
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 Madurese Speaking population
Balochi and Madurese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Balochi and Madurese languages can be compared. The total count of Balochi and Madurese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Balochi language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Madurese language is 0.23 %. 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 Madurese on Balochi vs Madurese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Balochi and Madurese Language Codes
Balochi and Madurese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Balochi and Madurese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.