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Balochi and Somali


Somali and Balochi


Countries

Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan   
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia   

Total No. Of Countries
4   
11
3   
12

National Language
Iran   
Somalia   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa, Middle East   

Minority Language
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates   
Yemen   

Regulated By
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee   
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy   

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.
  
  • Somali language is one of the best documented Afro-Asiatic languages.
  • One of the most widely spoken of the Cushitic languages is the Somali Language.
  

Similar To
Kurdish and Persian   
Afar and Oromo Language   

Derived From
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language   
Arabic Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
34   
16
26   
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8   
5
5   
2

How Many Consonants
26   
16
21   
11

Scripts
Perso-Arabic script   
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
52 weeks   
12

Greetings

Hello
Salam   
Hello   

Thank You
mana bebahgsh   
Waad ku mahadsan tahay   

How Are You?
chone tao?   
Sidee tahay ?   

Good Night
jawáin shap   
Habeenka Good   

Good Evening
jawáin begáh   
Evening Good   

Good Afternoon
Not Available   
galab wanaagsan   

Good Morning
jawáin sawáh   
Subax wanaagsan   

Please
Mihrabani kan   
Fadlan   

Sorry
bebaksh / bebagsh   
sorry   

Bye
bye   
caraysiiyo   

I Love You
Tu mana doost biyeh   
Waan ku jeclahay   

Excuse Me
mana bebahgsh   
iga raali ahow   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Balochi   
Northern Somali   

Where They Speak
Pakistan   
Gabon, Standard Somali   

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

Dialect 2
Western Balochi   
Benaadir   

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan   
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu   

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

Dialect 3
Southern Balochi   
Af-Ashraaf   

Where They Speak
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates   
Standard Somali   

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

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
3   
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.11 %   
99+
Not Available   

Native Speakers
7.60 million   
99+
8.00 million   
99+

Native Name
بلوچی   
af Soomaali   

Alternative Names
Baluchi   
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga   

French Name
baloutchi   
somali   

German Name
Belutschisch   
Somali   

Pronunciation
Not available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui   
Somalis   

History

Origin
19th Century   
19th century   

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   
Somali   

Language Position
Not Available   
83   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Somali Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available   
so   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
bal   
som   

ISO 639 2/B
bal   
som   

ISO 639 3
bal   
som   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
balo1260   
soma1255   

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

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Balochi and Somali Speaking population

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

Balochi and Somali Language Codes

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

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