Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan
  
India, Pakistan
  
National Language
Iran
  
India, Pakistan
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Pakistan
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates
  
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
  
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.
  
- Punjabi is 2nd most spoken in United Kingdom and 4th most spoken in Canada.
- Punjabi is tonal language, by using various tones Punjabi speakers are able to differentiate between words.
  
Similar To
Kurdish and Persian
  
Hindi Language
  
Derived From
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Alphabets in
Balochi-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Punjabi-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Perso-Arabic script
  
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Salam
  
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
  
Thank You
mana bebahgsh
  
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
  
How Are You?
chone tao?
  
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
  
Good Night
jawáin shap
  
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
  
Good Evening
jawáin begáh
  
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
  
Good Afternoon
Not Available
  
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
  
Good Morning
jawáin sawáh
  
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
  
Please
Mihrabani kan
  
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
  
Sorry
bebaksh / bebagsh
  
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
  
Bye
bye
  
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
  
I Love You
Tu mana doost biyeh
  
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
  
Excuse Me
mana bebahgsh
  
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
  
Dialect 1
Eastern Balochi
  
Pothohari
  
Where They Speak
Pakistan
  
Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00
  
17
2,500,000.00
  
22
Dialect 2
Western Balochi
  
Saraiki
  
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
  
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00
  
20
20,000,000.00
  
5
Dialect 3
Southern Balochi
  
Doabi
  
Where They Speak
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates
  
Pakistan, Punjab, India
  
How Many People Speak
3,400,000.00
  
10
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
7.60 million
  
99+
154.30 million
  
12
Native Speakers
7.60 million
  
99+
100.00 million
  
11
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
54.30 million
  
12
Native Name
بلوچی
  
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
  
Alternative Names
Baluchi
  
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
  
French Name
baloutchi
  
pendjabi
  
German Name
Belutschisch
  
Pandschabi-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
Not available
  
Not Availble
  
Ethnicity
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui
  
Punjabis
  
Origin
19th Century
  
1000 AD
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Indo-Iranian
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Indic
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
  
Standard Forms
Balochi
  
Modern Punjabi
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Scope
Individual
  
Not Available
  
ISO 639 1
No data available
  
pa
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
bal
  
pan
  
ISO 639 2/B
bal
  
pan
  
ISO 639 3
bal
  
pan
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
balo1260
  
panj1256
  
Linguasphere
58-AAB-a
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Not Available
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Fusional