Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan
Zimbabwe
National Language
Iran
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
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
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee
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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.
- Shona language is tonal language.
- The African people in Zimbabwe is made of 10 ethnic groups, each speaking a different languages, shona is spoken by 60 percent of population.
Similar To
Kurdish and Persian
Kalanga and Nambya Language
Derived From
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Perso-Arabic script
Latin
Writing Direction
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Time Taken to Learn
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Thank You
mana bebahgsh
Waita zvako
How Are You?
chone tao?
Wakadini zvako?
Good Night
jawáin shap
Urare zvakanaka
Good Evening
jawáin begáh
Manheru
Good Afternoon
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Masikati
Good Morning
jawáin sawáh
Mangwanani
Please
Mihrabani kan
Ndinokumbirawo
Sorry
bebaksh / bebagsh
Ndineurombo
I Love You
Tu mana doost biyeh
Ndinokuda
Excuse Me
mana bebahgsh
Pamusoro
Dialect 1
Eastern Balochi
Hwesa
Where They Speak
Pakistan
Zimbabwe
How Many People Speak
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Dialect 2
Western Balochi
Karanga
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
southern Zimbabwe
How Many People Speak
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Dialect 3
Southern Balochi
Zezuru
Where They Speak
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
How Many People Speak
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Native Name
بلوچی
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Alternative Names
Baluchi
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
French Name
baloutchi
shona
German Name
Belutschisch
Schona-Sprache
Pronunciation
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Ethnicity
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui
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Origin
19th Century
20th century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
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Benue-Congo
Branch
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Bantu
Early Forms
No early forms
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Standard Forms
Balochi
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Language Position
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Signed Forms
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data available
sn
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
balo1260
core1255
Linguasphere
58-AAB-a
99-AUT-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Balochi and Shona 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 Shona dialects. Various dialects of Balochi and Shona language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Balochi are spoken in different Balochi Speaking Countries whereas Shona Dialects are spoken in different Shona speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Balochi vs Shona Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Balochi dialects include: Eastern Balochi, Western Balochi. Shona dialects include: Hwesa , Karanga. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Balochi and Shona Speaking population
Balochi and Shona speaking population is one of the factors based on which Balochi and Shona languages can be compared. The total count of Balochi and Shona Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Balochi language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Shona language is 0.13 %. 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 Shona on Balochi vs Shona where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Balochi and Shona Language Codes
Balochi and Shona language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Balochi and Shona Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.