Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan
  
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe
  
National Language
Iran
  
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Europe
  
Minority Language
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates
  
Italian Repubilc, Montenegro, Republic of Macedonia, Republic of Serbia, Romania
  
Regulated By
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee
  
Academy of Sciences of Albania, Tirana
  
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.
  
- Albanian Language has adopted words from Latin, Greek, Turkish, Italian and Slavic languages.
- 74% Albanian people are atheist, they never go to church or mosque.
Similar To
Kurdish and Persian
  
Romanian
  
Derived From
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Balochi-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Albanian-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Perso-Arabic script
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Salam
  
Përshëndetje
  
Thank You
mana bebahgsh
  
Ju faleminderit
  
How Are You?
chone tao?
  
Si jeni?
  
Good Night
jawáin shap
  
natën e mirë
  
Good Evening
jawáin begáh
  
mirëmbrëma
  
Good Afternoon
Not Available
  
mirëdita
  
Good Morning
jawáin sawáh
  
mirëmengjes
  
Please
Mihrabani kan
  
Ju lutem
  
Sorry
bebaksh / bebagsh
  
Me fal
  
Bye
bye
  
mirupafshim
  
I Love You
Tu mana doost biyeh
  
unë e dua ju
  
Excuse Me
mana bebahgsh
  
Më falni
  
Dialect 1
Eastern Balochi
  
Gheg Albanian
  
Where They Speak
Pakistan
  
Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia
  
How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00
  
17
3,400,000.00
  
20
Dialect 2
Western Balochi
  
Tosk Albanian
  
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
  
Albania, Greece, Kosovo, Republic of Macedonia, Turkey
  
How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00
  
20
1,800,000.00
  
20
Dialect 3
Southern Balochi
  
Arbëresh
  
Where They Speak
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates
  
Italy
  
How Many People Speak
3,400,000.00
  
10
How Many People Speak?
7.60 million
  
99+
7.50 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
7.60 million
  
99+
3.10 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
3.60 million
  
31
Native Name
بلوچی
  
shqip / gjuha shqipe
  
Alternative Names
Baluchi
  
Not Available
  
French Name
baloutchi
  
albanais
  
German Name
Belutschisch
  
Albanisch
  
Pronunciation
Not available
  
[ʃcip]
  
Ethnicity
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui
  
Albanians
  
Origin
19th Century
  
1462 AD
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
Old Albanian
  
Standard Forms
Balochi
  
Standard Albanian
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Albanian Sign Language (AlbSL, in Albanian Gjuha Shenjave e Shqipe)
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
No data available
  
sq
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
bal
  
sqi
  
ISO 639 2/B
bal
  
alb
  
ISO 639 3
bal
  
sqi
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
balo1260
  
alba1267
  
Linguasphere
58-AAB-a
  
55-AAA-aaa
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Synthetic
  
Balochi and Albanian Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Balochi and Albanian greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Balochi and Albanian language. Balochi word for "Hello" is Salam or Albanian word for "Thank You" is Ju faleminderit. Find more of such common Balochi Greetings and Albanian Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Balochi vs Albanian Difficulty
The Balochi vs Albanian difficulty level basically depends on the number of Balochi Alphabets and Albanian Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Balochi and Albanian are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Balochi and Albanian, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Balochi is 44 weeks while to learn Albanian time required is 44 weeks.