Balochi and Urdu
Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan
India, Pakistan
National Language
Iran
Pakistan
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Pakistan
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia, Oceania
Minority Language
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates
India
Regulated By
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee
National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, India, National Language Authority, Pakistan
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.
- Urdu is a language of beauty and grace, that adds meaning to prose and charm to poetry.
- Different languages such as Arabic, Persian and Turkish gave birth and richness to Urdu.
Similar To
Kurdish and Persian
Arabic and Hindi Languages
Derived From
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language
Ghaznavid Persian Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Perso-Arabic script
Arabic
Writing Direction
Not Available
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Thank You
mana bebahgsh
آپ کا شکریہ
How Are You?
chone tao?
آپ کیسے ہیں؟
Good Night
jawáin shap
گڈ نائٹ
Good Evening
jawáin begáh
سلام علیکم
Good Afternoon
Not Available
گڈ آفٹر نون
Good Morning
jawáin sawáh
گڈ مارننگ
Please
Mihrabani kan
براہ مہربانی
Sorry
bebaksh / bebagsh
معاف کرنا
I Love You
Tu mana doost biyeh
مجھے تم سے محبت
Excuse Me
mana bebahgsh
معاف کیجئے گا
Dialect 1
Eastern Balochi
Dakhini
Where They Speak
Pakistan
India
Dialect 2
Western Balochi
Hyderabadi Urdu
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
India
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Southern Balochi
Rekhta
Where They Speak
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates
South Asia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Alternative Names
Baluchi
Bihari
French Name
baloutchi
ourdou
German Name
Belutschisch
Urdu
Pronunciation
Not available
[ˈʊrd̪u]
Ethnicity
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui
Not Available
Origin
19th Century
12th Century CE
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Indo-Iranian
Branch
Not Available
Indic
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Balochi
Modern Standard Urdu
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Urdu
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data available
ur
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
balo1260
urdu1245
Linguasphere
58-AAB-a
59-AAF-q
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Fusional
All Balochi and Urdu 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 Urdu dialects. Various dialects of Balochi and Urdu language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Balochi are spoken in different Balochi Speaking Countries whereas Urdu Dialects are spoken in different Urdu speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Balochi vs Urdu Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Balochi dialects include: Eastern Balochi, Western Balochi. Urdu dialects include: Dakhini , Hyderabadi Urdu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Balochi and Urdu Speaking population
Balochi and Urdu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Balochi and Urdu languages can be compared. The total count of Balochi and Urdu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Balochi language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Urdu language is 0.99 %. 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 Urdu on Balochi vs Urdu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Balochi and Urdu Language Codes
Balochi and Urdu language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Balochi and Urdu Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.