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Balochi and Xhosa


Xhosa and Balochi


Countries

Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan  
South Africa  

Total No. Of Countries
4  
11
1  
14

National Language
Iran  
South Africa  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Lesotho, South Africa  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa  

Minority Language
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates  
Botswana, Lesotho  

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.
  
  • Xhosa has 15 click sounds, borrowed from the khoi-khoi and san languages of the South Africa.
  • The same sequence of consonants and vowels can have different meaning when said with different tones, so Xhosa is tonal.
  

Similar To
Kurdish and Persian  
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele  

Derived From
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language  
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
34  
16
53  
32

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8  
5
10  
7

How Many Consonants
26  
16
43  
32

Scripts
Perso-Arabic script  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
Salam  
Molo  

Thank You
mana bebahgsh  
Ndiyabulela  

How Are You?
chone tao?  
Unjani  

Good Night
jawáin shap  
Ulale kakuhle  

Good Evening
jawáin begáh  
Ubusuku obuhle  

Good Afternoon
Not Available  
Uben' emva kwemini entle  

Good Morning
jawáin sawáh  
Molo  

Please
Mihrabani kan  
Ndicela  

Sorry
bebaksh / bebagsh  
Ndicela uxolo  

Bye
bye  
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle  

I Love You
Tu mana doost biyeh  
Ndiyakuthanda  

Excuse Me
mana bebahgsh  
Uxolo  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Balochi  
Gcaleka  

Where They Speak
Pakistan  
South Africa  

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

Dialect 2
Western Balochi  
Thembu  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan  
South Africa  

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

Dialect 3
Southern Balochi  
Hlubi  

Where They Speak
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates  
South Africa  

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

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
9  
9

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.11 %  
99+
0.11 %  
99+

Native Speakers
7.60 million  
99+
8.20 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
Not Available  
11.00 million  
21

Native Name
بلوچی  
isiXhosa  

Alternative Names
Baluchi  
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa  

French Name
baloutchi  
xhosa  

German Name
Belutschisch  
Xhosa-Sprache  

Pronunciation
Not available  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui  
amaXhosa, amaBhaca  

History

Origin
19th Century  
16th Century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Benue-Congo  

Branch
Not Available  
Bantu  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Balochi  
isiXhosa  

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Signed Xhosa  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
xh  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
bal  
xho  

ISO 639 2/B
bal  
xho  

ISO 639 3
bal  
xho  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
balo1260  
xhos1239  

Linguasphere
58-AAB-a  
99-AUT-fa  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

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

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Balochi and Xhosa Speaking population

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

Balochi and Xhosa Language Codes

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

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