Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan
  
Ethiopia, Kenya
  
National Language
Iran
  
Ethiopia
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Africa
  
Minority Language
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates
  
Somalia
  
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.
  
- Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
- Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
  
Similar To
Kurdish and Persian
  
Somali Language
  
Derived From
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Balochi-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Oromo-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Perso-Arabic script
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
Hello
Salam
  
akkam
  
Thank You
mana bebahgsh
  
Galatoomi
  
How Are You?
chone tao?
  
Attam jirta/jirtu?
  
Good Night
jawáin shap
  
Nagayattii buli
  
Good Evening
jawáin begáh
  
Akkam waarite
  
Good Afternoon
Not Available
  
Attam oolte / ooltan
  
Good Morning
jawáin sawáh
  
Attam bulte/bultan
  
Please
Mihrabani kan
  
Maaloo
  
Sorry
bebaksh / bebagsh
  
naa dhiisi
  
Bye
bye
  
Nagayattii!
  
I Love You
Tu mana doost biyeh
  
Sin jaaladha
  
Excuse Me
mana bebahgsh
  
Maaloo na dabarsi
  
Dialect 1
Eastern Balochi
  
Borana
  
Where They Speak
Pakistan
  
Ethiopia, Kenya
  
How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00
  
17
4,000,000.00
  
19
Dialect 2
Western Balochi
  
Orma
  
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
  
Kenya
  
How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00
  
20
Dialect 3
Southern Balochi
  
Wata
  
Where They Speak
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates
  
Kenya
  
How Many People Speak
3,400,000.00
  
10
How Many People Speak?
7.60 million
  
99+
25.00 million
  
40
Native Speakers
7.60 million
  
99+
24.00 million
  
33
Native Name
بلوچی
  
Afaan Oromo
  
Alternative Names
Baluchi
  
Afaan Oromoo
  
French Name
baloutchi
  
galla
  
German Name
Belutschisch
  
Galla-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
Not available
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui
  
Oromos
  
Origin
19th Century
  
16
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Afro-Asiatic Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Cushitic
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Balochi
  
Afaan Oromo
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Macrolanguage
  
ISO 639 1
No data available
  
om
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
bal
  
orm
  
ISO 639 2/B
bal
  
orm
  
ISO 639 3
bal
  
orm
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
balo1260
  
nucl1736
  
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 Oromo Speaking population
Balochi and Oromo speaking population is one of the factors based on which Balochi and Oromo languages can be compared. The total count of Balochi and Oromo Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Balochi language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Oromo language is 0.36 %. 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 Oromo on Balochi vs Oromo where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Balochi and Oromo Language Codes
Balochi and Oromo language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Balochi and Oromo Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.