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Balochi and Meithei


Meithei and Balochi


Countries

Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan  
India, Manipur  

Total No. Of Countries
4  
11
1  
14

National Language
Iran  
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  

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  
Assam, Manipur, Tripura  

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.
  
  • Meithei Language is currently classified as a vulnerable language by UNESCO.
  • The oldest document in Methei language was dated back in 8th century were inscriptions on the copper plate.
  

Similar To
Kurdish and Persian  
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages  

Derived From
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language  
Not Available  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Balochi-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Meithei-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
34  
16
27  
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8  
5
6  
3

How Many Consonants
26  
16
15  
5

Scripts
Perso-Arabic script  
Bengali  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
Salam  
Khurumjari  

Thank You
mana bebahgsh  
Yamna nungaijare  

How Are You?
chone tao?  
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?  

Good Night
jawáin shap  
Athengba Ahing  

Good Evening
jawáin begáh  
Not Available  

Good Afternoon
Not Available  
Not Available  

Good Morning
jawáin sawáh  
Nongale haugatl  

Please
Mihrabani kan  
Chanbiduna  

Sorry
bebaksh / bebagsh  
Saobiganu  

Bye
bye  
Chatcharage  

I Love You
Tu mana doost biyeh  
Eina nangbu nungsi  

Excuse Me
mana bebahgsh  
Not Available  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Balochi  
Loi  

Where They Speak
Pakistan  
Burma, Laos  

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00  
17
5,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Western Balochi  
Pangal  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan  
Bangladesh, India  

How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00  
20
273,000.00  
32

Dialect 3
Southern Balochi  
Meithei proper  

Where They Speak
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates  
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  

How Many People Speak
3,400,000.00  
10
1,250,000.00  
19

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
6  
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
7.60 million  
99+
1.50 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.11 %  
99+
Not Available  

Native Speakers
7.60 million  
99+
1.50 million  
99+

Native Name
بلوچی  
মৈইতৈইলোন  

Alternative Names
Baluchi  
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna  

French Name
baloutchi  
Meithei  

German Name
Belutschisch  
Meithei  

Pronunciation
Not available  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui  
Meithei people  

History

Origin
19th Century  
1700  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Sino-Tibetan Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Tibeto-Burman  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Balochi  
Standard Meithei  

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Not Available  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
bal  
mni  

ISO 639 2/B
bal  
mni  

ISO 639 3
bal  
mni  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
balo1260  
mani1292  

Linguasphere
58-AAB-a  
omp  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Not Available  

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

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

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Balochi and Meithei Speaking population

Balochi and Meithei speaking population is one of the factors based on which Balochi and Meithei languages can be compared. The total count of Balochi and Meithei Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Balochi language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Meithei language is Not Available. 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 Meithei on Balochi vs Meithei where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Balochi and Meithei Language Codes

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

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