Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan
India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry
National Language
Iran
Kerala, India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry
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
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Regulated By
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee
Academy for Malayalam literature, Government of Kerala
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.
- Malayalam language has 54 literals. Same sounds have different versions to it.
- Malayalam script is reffered as "Rod Script" and it is derived from the Grantha script, which was developed from Indic script of Brahmi.
Similar To
Kurdish and Persian
Tamil and Sanskrit Languages
Derived From
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Malayalam-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Perso-Arabic script
Brahmic family and derivatives
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
mana bebahgsh
നന്ദി (nandi)
How Are You?
chone tao?
സുഖമാണോ? (sukhamāṇēā?)
Good Night
jawáin shap
ശുഭ രാത്രി (śubha rātri)
Good Evening
jawáin begáh
ഗുഡ് ഈവനിംഗ് (guḍ īvaniṅg)
Good Afternoon
Not Available
ഗുഡ് ആഫ്റ്റർനൂൺ (guḍ āphṟṟarnūṇ)
Good Morning
jawáin sawáh
രാവിലെ (rāvile)
Please
Mihrabani kan
ദയവായി (dayavāyi)
Sorry
bebaksh / bebagsh
ക്ഷമിക്കണം (kṣamikkaṇaṁ)
I Love You
Tu mana doost biyeh
ഞാൻ നിന്നെ സ്നേഹിക്കുന്നു (ñān ninne snēhikkunnu)
Excuse Me
mana bebahgsh
എക്സ്ക്യൂസ് മീ (ekskyūs mī)
Dialect 1
Eastern Balochi
Judeo-Malayalam
Where They Speak
Pakistan
Israel, kerala
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Western Balochi
Mappila
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
India
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Southern Balochi
Pandy Malayalam
Where They Speak
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates
France, kerala
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
بلوچی
മലയാളം (malayāḷam)
Alternative Names
Baluchi
Alealum, Malayalani, Malayali, Malean, Maliyad, Mallealle, Mopla
French Name
baloutchi
malayalam
German Name
Belutschisch
Malayalam
Pronunciation
Not available
Not Available
Ethnicity
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui
Malayali
Origin
19th Century
9th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
No early form
Standard Forms
Balochi
Malayalam
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data available
ml
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
balo1260
mala1464
Linguasphere
58-AAB-a
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Synthetic