Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan
  
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
  
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 in
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Somali-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Perso-Arabic script
  
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
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
  
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
  
How Many People Speak?
7.60 million
  
99+
13.00 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
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
  
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
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Somali Sign Language
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
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
  
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.