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Balochi and Marathi


Marathi and Balochi


Countries

Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan   
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra   

Total No. Of Countries
4   
11
4   
11

National Language
Iran   
India   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates   
Israel, Mauritius   

Regulated By
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee   
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad   

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.
  
  • Marathi ranks 4th in India based on the number of native speakers.
  • Marathi language has borrowed plenty of loanwords from Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit.
  

Similar To
Kurdish and Persian   
Konkani Language   

Derived From
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language   
Sanskrit Language   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Balochi-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Marathi-Alphabet.jpg#200   

Alphabets
34   
16
52   
31

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8   
5
16   
13

How Many Consonants
26   
16
36   
26

Scripts
Perso-Arabic script   
Devanagari   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
4 weeks   
2

Greetings

Hello
Salam   
हॅलो (Hĕlō)   

Thank You
mana bebahgsh   
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)   

How Are You?
chone tao?   
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)   

Good Night
jawáin shap   
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)   

Good Evening
jawáin begáh   
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)   

Good Afternoon
Not Available   
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)   

Good Morning
jawáin sawáh   
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)   

Please
Mihrabani kan   
कृपया (Kr̥payā)   

Sorry
bebaksh / bebagsh   
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)   

Bye
bye   
बाय (Bāya)   

I Love You
Tu mana doost biyeh   
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)   

Excuse Me
mana bebahgsh   
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Balochi   
Maharashtrian Konkani   

Where They Speak
Pakistan   
Kokan   

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00   
17
2,400,000.00   
23

Dialect 2
Western Balochi   
Varhadi   

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan   
Vidarbha   

How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00   
20
7,000,000.00   
12

Dialect 3
Southern Balochi   
Khandeshi   

Where They Speak
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates   
Khandesh   

How Many People Speak
3,400,000.00   
10
1,900,000.00   
15

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
42   
29

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
7.60 million   
99+
71.00 million   
25

Speaking Population
0.11 %   
99+
1.10 %   
18

Native Speakers
7.60 million   
99+
68.00 million   
16

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
3.00 million   
32

Native Name
بلوچی   
मराठी (marāṭhī)   

Alternative Names
Baluchi   
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu   

French Name
baloutchi   
marathe   

German Name
Belutschisch   
Marathi   

Pronunciation
Not available   
[məˈɾaʈʰi]   

Ethnicity
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui   
Marathi people   

History

Origin
19th Century   
10th century   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Indo-Iranian   

Branch
Not Available   
Indic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Maharashtri Prakrit   

Standard Forms
Balochi   
Marathi   

Language Position
Not Available   
17   
15

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Indian Signing System (ISS)   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available   
mr   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
bal   
mar   

ISO 639 2/B
bal   
mar   

ISO 639 3
bal   
mar   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
balo1260   
mara1378   

Linguasphere
58-AAB-a   
omr   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Object-Verb   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

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Balochi and Marathi Speaking population

Balochi and Marathi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Balochi and Marathi languages can be compared. The total count of Balochi and Marathi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Balochi language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Marathi language is 1.10 %. 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 Marathi on Balochi vs Marathi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Balochi and Marathi Language Codes

Balochi and Marathi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Balochi and Marathi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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