Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan
  
Vietnam
  
National Language
Iran
  
Vietnam
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Australia, East Asia, North America, Southeast Asia, Western Europe
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates
  
Czech Republic
  
Regulated By
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee
  
Not Available
  
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 vocabulary of Vietnamese language is influenced by Chinese Language.
- The only language in East Asia that uses the Latin alphabet is Vietnamese.
  
Similar To
Kurdish and Persian
  
Chinese Language
  
Derived From
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language
  
Chinese Language
  
Alphabets in
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Vietnamese-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Perso-Arabic script
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Salam
  
Xin chào
  
Thank You
mana bebahgsh
  
Cam on
  
How Are You?
chone tao?
  
Bạn khỏe không?
  
Good Night
jawáin shap
  
Chúc ngủ ngon
  
Good Evening
jawáin begáh
  
Chào buổi tối
  
Good Afternoon
Not Available
  
Chào buổi trưa
  
Good Morning
jawáin sawáh
  
Chào buổi sáng
  
Please
Mihrabani kan
  
xin vui lòng
  
Sorry
bebaksh / bebagsh
  
Xin lỗi
  
Bye
bye
  
Tạm biệt
  
I Love You
Tu mana doost biyeh
  
tôi yêu bạn
  
Excuse Me
mana bebahgsh
  
Xin loi
  
Dialect 1
Eastern Balochi
  
Northern Vietnamese
  
Where They Speak
Pakistan
  
Dong Bac, Haiphong, Hanoi, Red River Delta, Tay Bac
  
How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00
  
17
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Western Balochi
  
North-central Vietnamese
  
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
  
Ha Tinh, Nghe An, Thanh Hoa
  
How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00
  
20
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Southern Balochi
  
Mid-Central Vietnamese
  
Where They Speak
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates
  
Hue, Quang Tri, Thua Thien
  
How Many People Speak
3,400,000.00
  
10
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
7.60 million
  
99+
91.00 million
  
16
Native Speakers
7.60 million
  
99+
75.00 million
  
14
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
16.00 million
  
17
Native Name
بلوچی
  
tiếng việt (㗂越)
  
Alternative Names
Baluchi
  
Annamese, Ching, Gin, Jing, Kinh, Viet
  
French Name
baloutchi
  
vietnamien
  
German Name
Belutschisch
  
Vietnamesisch
  
Pronunciation
Not available
  
[tĭəŋ vìəˀt] (Northern)
[tǐəŋ jìək] (Southern)
  
Ethnicity
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui
  
Vietnamese (Kinh) people
  
Origin
19th Century
  
c. 1440
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Austroasiatic Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
Pre-Vietnamese, Proto-Vietnamese, Archaic Vietnamese, Ancient Vietnamese, Middle Vietnamese, Modern Vietnamese
  
Standard Forms
Balochi
  
Standard Vietnamese
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Vietnamese sign languages
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
No data available
  
vi
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
bal
  
vie
  
ISO 639 2/B
bal
  
vie
  
ISO 639 3
bal
  
vie
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
balo1260
  
viet1252
  
Linguasphere
58-AAB-a
  
46-EBA
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Analytic, Isolating