Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan
  
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
  
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 in
Balochi-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Marathi-Alphabet.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Perso-Arabic script
  
Devanagari
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
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)
  
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
How Many People Speak?
7.60 million
  
99+
71.00 million
  
25
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
  
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
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
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