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Balochi and Yoruba


Yoruba and Balochi


Countries

Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan   
Benin, Nigeria   

Total No. Of Countries
4   
11
2   
13

National Language
Iran   
Nigeria   

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   
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America   

Regulated By
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee   
Yoruba 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.
  
  • One of the largest African ethnic groups is Yoruba in south of Sahara Desert.
  • In Yoruba language, same combination of vowels and consonants have different meanings depending on the pitch of the vowels, so it is tonal language.
  

Similar To
Kurdish and Persian   
Owo and Itsekiri languages   

Derived From
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Balochi-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Yoruba-Alphabet.jpg#200   

Alphabets
34   
16
29   
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8   
5
12   
9

How Many Consonants
26   
16
17   
7

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
30 weeks   
9

Greetings

Hello
Salam   
Ẹ n lẹ   

Thank You
mana bebahgsh   
e dupe   

How Are You?
chone tao?   
Bawo ni o se wa   

Good Night
jawáin shap   
Kasun layọ o   

Good Evening
jawáin begáh   
ka a ale   

Good Afternoon
Not Available   
e kaasan   

Good Morning
jawáin sawáh   
e kaaro   

Please
Mihrabani kan   
Jowo   

Sorry
bebaksh / bebagsh   
binu   

Bye
bye   
bye   

I Love You
Tu mana doost biyeh   
mo nifẹ rẹ   

Excuse Me
mana bebahgsh   
mo tọrọ gafara   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Balochi   
Itsekiri   

Where They Speak
Pakistan   
Nigeria   

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00   
17
500,000.00   
34

Dialect 2
Western Balochi   
Ede   

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan   
Benin, Togo   

How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00   
20
800,000.00   
27

Dialect 3
Southern Balochi   
Ulukwumi   

Where They Speak
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates   
Nigeria   

How Many People Speak
3,400,000.00   
10
10,000.00   
34

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
20   
18

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
7.60 million   
99+
30.00 million   
36

Speaking Population
0.11 %   
99+
0.42 %   
32

Native Speakers
7.60 million   
99+
28.00 million   
29

Native Name
بلوچی   
Yorùbá   

Alternative Names
Baluchi   
Yariba, Yooba   

French Name
baloutchi   
yoruba   

German Name
Belutschisch   
Yoruba-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui   
Yoruba people   

History

Origin
19th Century   
4 BC   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Niger-Congo Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Western Sudanic   

Branch
Not Available   
Kwa   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Balochi   
Yorùbá   

Language Position
Not Available   
49   
36

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Yoruba Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available   
yo   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
bal   
yor   

ISO 639 2/B
bal   
yor   

ISO 639 3
bal   
yor   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
balo1260   
yoru1245   

Linguasphere
58-AAB-a   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Analytic, Isolating   

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

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Balochi and Yoruba Speaking population

Balochi and Yoruba speaking population is one of the factors based on which Balochi and Yoruba languages can be compared. The total count of Balochi and Yoruba Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Balochi language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Yoruba language is 0.42 %. 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 Yoruba on Balochi vs Yoruba where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Balochi and Yoruba Language Codes

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

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