Balochi and Zulu
Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan
South Africa
National Language
Iran
South Africa
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
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
Pan South African Language Board
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 meaning of word "Zulu" means "Sky"and Zulu was the name of the ancestor who founded the Zulu royal line in about 1670.
- Zulu language has many loanwords borrowed from Afrikaans and English Languages.
Similar To
Kurdish and Persian
Xhosa Language
Derived From
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Perso-Arabic script
Latin
Writing Direction
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Thank You
mana bebahgsh
Ngiyabonga
How Are You?
chone tao?
unjani
Good Night
jawáin shap
okuhle ebusuku
Good Evening
jawáin begáh
okuhle kusihlwa
Good Afternoon
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okuhle ntambama
Good Morning
jawáin sawáh
okuhle ekuseni
Please
Mihrabani kan
Ngiyacela
Sorry
bebaksh / bebagsh
Ngiyaxolisa
I Love You
Tu mana doost biyeh
Ngiyakuthanda wena
Excuse Me
mana bebahgsh
Uxolo
Dialect 1
Eastern Balochi
Qwabe
Where They Speak
Pakistan
Gabon, South Africa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Western Balochi
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
Georgia, South Africa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Southern Balochi
Ndebele
Where They Speak
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates
Zimbabwe
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
بلوچی
isiZulu
Alternative Names
Baluchi
Isizulu, Zunda
French Name
baloutchi
zoulou
German Name
Belutschisch
Zulu-Sprache
Pronunciation
Not available
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Ethnicity
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui
Zulu people
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
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Benue-Congo
Branch
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Beatu
Early Forms
No early forms
urban Zulu
Standard Forms
Balochi
Deep Zulu
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data available
zu
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
balo1260
zulu1248
Linguasphere
58-AAB-a
99-AUT-fg
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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All Balochi and Zulu 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 Zulu dialects. Various dialects of Balochi and Zulu language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Balochi are spoken in different Balochi Speaking Countries whereas Zulu Dialects are spoken in different Zulu speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Balochi vs Zulu Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Balochi dialects include: Eastern Balochi, Western Balochi. Zulu dialects include: Qwabe , central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Balochi and Zulu Speaking population
Balochi and Zulu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Balochi and Zulu languages can be compared. The total count of Balochi and Zulu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Balochi language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Zulu language is 0.16 %. 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 Zulu on Balochi vs Zulu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Balochi and Zulu Language Codes
Balochi and Zulu language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Balochi and Zulu Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.