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Balochi and Sindhi


Sindhi and Balochi


Countries

Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan   
India, Pakistan   

Total No. Of Countries
4   
11
2   
13

National Language
Iran   
India, Pakistan, Sindh   

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   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee   
National Council For Promotion Of Sindhi Language, Sindhi Language Authority   

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.
  
  • The first writings of Sindhi language were found in 8th century CE.
  • In Sindhi language, every woord ends in a vowel.
  

Similar To
Kurdish and Persian   
Gujarati   

Derived From
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language   
Prakrit Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
34   
16
64   
37

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8   
5
10   
7

How Many Consonants
26   
16
42   
31

Scripts
Perso-Arabic script   
Arabic, Devanagari   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Right-To-Left, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
Not Available   

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
Salam   
Assalam O Alaikum   

Thank You
mana bebahgsh   
Meharbani   

How Are You?
chone tao?   
Kehra haal aahin   

Good Night
jawáin shap   
tava kia aayo   

Good Evening
jawáin begáh   
Sham Jo Salam   

Good Afternoon
Not Available   
Assalam o Alaikum   

Good Morning
jawáin sawáh   
Subho Bakhair   

Please
Mihrabani kan   
Mehrbani   

Sorry
bebaksh / bebagsh   
Moon khe afsos aahe   

Bye
bye   
Allah Wahi   

I Love You
Tu mana doost biyeh   
Man tokhe prem karyan ti   

Excuse Me
mana bebahgsh   
Maaf Kajo   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Balochi   
Siraiki   

Where They Speak
Pakistan   
Upper Sindh   

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00   
17
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Western Balochi   
Vicholi   

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan   
Central Sindh   

How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00   
20
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Southern Balochi   
Lari   

Where They Speak
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates   
Lower Sindh   

How Many People Speak
3,400,000.00   
10
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
6   
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
7.60 million   
99+
29.00 million   
37

Speaking Population
0.11 %   
99+
0.39 %   
34

Native Speakers
7.60 million   
99+
25.00 million   
32

Native Name
بلوچی   
Not Available   

Alternative Names
Baluchi   
Not Available   

French Name
baloutchi   
sindhi   

German Name
Belutschisch   
Sindhi-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui   
Not Available   

History

Origin
19th Century   
711 A.D   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Indo-Iranian   

Branch
Not Available   
Indic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Not Available   

Standard Forms
Balochi   
Sindhi   

Language Position
Not Available   
50   
37

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available   
sd   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
bal   
snd   

ISO 639 2/B
bal   
snd   

ISO 639 3
bal   
snd   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
balo1260   
sind1272   

Linguasphere
58-AAB-a   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Object-Verb   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

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Balochi and Sindhi Speaking population

Balochi and Sindhi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Balochi and Sindhi languages can be compared. The total count of Balochi and Sindhi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Balochi language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Sindhi language is 0.39 %. 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 Sindhi on Balochi vs Sindhi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Balochi and Sindhi Language Codes

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

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