Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
National Language
Iran
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
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
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
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.
- Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
- The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
Similar To
Kurdish and Persian
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
Derived From
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language
Arabic Language
Alphabets in
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Swahili-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Perso-Arabic script
Latin
Writing Direction
Not Available
Not Available
Thank You
mana bebahgsh
Asante
How Are You?
chone tao?
Habari gani?
Good Night
jawáin shap
Usiku mwema
Good Evening
jawáin begáh
Habari za jioni
Good Afternoon
Not Available
nzuri Alasiri
Good Morning
jawáin sawáh
Habari za asubuhi
Please
Mihrabani kan
tafadhali
Sorry
bebaksh / bebagsh
pole
I Love You
Tu mana doost biyeh
nakupenda
Excuse Me
mana bebahgsh
Samahani
Dialect 1
Eastern Balochi
Kiunguja
Where They Speak
Pakistan
Zanzibar island
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Western Balochi
Kimrima
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
Dar es Salaam
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Southern Balochi
Kimgao
Where They Speak
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates
Kilwa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
بلوچی
Not Available
Alternative Names
Baluchi
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili
French Name
baloutchi
swahili
German Name
Belutschisch
Swahili
Pronunciation
Not available
Not Available
Ethnicity
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui
Swahili people or Waswahili
Origin
19th Century
6th century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Benue-Congo
Branch
Not Available
Bantu
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Balochi
Swahili
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual, Macrolanguage
ISO 639 1
No data available
sw
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
balo1260
swah1254
Linguasphere
58-AAB-a
99-AUS-m
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
All Balochi and Swahili 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 Swahili dialects. Various dialects of Balochi and Swahili language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Balochi are spoken in different Balochi Speaking Countries whereas Swahili Dialects are spoken in different Swahili speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Balochi vs Swahili Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Balochi dialects include: Eastern Balochi, Western Balochi. Swahili dialects include: Kiunguja , Kimrima. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Balochi and Swahili Speaking population
Balochi and Swahili speaking population is one of the factors based on which Balochi and Swahili languages can be compared. The total count of Balochi and Swahili Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Balochi language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Swahili 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 Swahili on Balochi vs Swahili where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Balochi and Swahili Language Codes
Balochi and Swahili language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Balochi and Swahili Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.