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Balochi vs Azerbaijani


Azerbaijani vs Balochi


Countries

Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan   
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Syria, Turkey   

Total No. Of Countries
4   
11
7   
8

National Language
Iran   
Azerbaijan, Gambia   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee   
Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences   

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.
  
  • Even though Official language of Azerbaijan is Azerbaijani, the Business language is Azerbaijani, English and Russian.
  • Azerbaijan is known as “Land of Fire”, is country with unique culture and spellbinding history.
  

Similar To
Kurdish and Persian   
Turkish   

Derived From
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language   
Osmanly language   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Balochi-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Azerbaijani-alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
34   
16
32   
14

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8   
5
9   
6

How Many Consonants
26   
16
23   
13

Scripts
Perso-Arabic script   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Right-To-Left, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
Not Available   

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Salam   
Salam   

Thank You
mana bebahgsh   
Təşəkkür edirəm   

How Are You?
chone tao?   
necəsən   

Good Night
jawáin shap   
yaxşı gecə   

Good Evening
jawáin begáh   
Axşamınız xeyir   

Good Afternoon
Not Available   
Günortanız Xeyir   

Good Morning
jawáin sawáh   
Sabahınız xeyir   

Please
Mihrabani kan   
lütfən   

Sorry
bebaksh / bebagsh   
üzr   

Bye
bye   
xudafiz   

I Love You
Tu mana doost biyeh   
Mən səni sevirəm   

Excuse Me
mana bebahgsh   
Bağışlayın   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Balochi   
Derbent   

Where They Speak
Pakistan   
Russia   

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

Dialect 2
Western Balochi   
Gazakh   

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan   
Azerbaijan   

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

Dialect 3
Southern Balochi   
Baku   

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

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

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
33   
26

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
7.60 million   
99+
26.00 million   
39

Speaking Population
0.11 %   
99+
0.34 %   
37

Native Speakers
7.60 million   
99+
23.00 million   
34

Native Name
بلوچی   
Azərbaycan dili / Азәрбајҹан дили / آذربايجانجا ديلي   

Alternative Names
Baluchi   
Azeri, Azari, Azeri Turkish, Azerbaijani Turkish   

French Name
baloutchi   
azéri   

German Name
Belutschisch   
Aserbeidschanisch   

Pronunciation
Not available   
[ɑzærbɑjdʒɑn dili]   

Ethnicity
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui   
Azerbaijani   

History

Origin
19th Century   
16th Century   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Turkic Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Turkic   

Branch
Not Available   
Southwestern(Oghuz)   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Balochi   
Azerbaijani   

Language Position
Not Available   
38   
30

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Macrolanguage   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available   
az   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
bal   
aze   

ISO 639 2/B
bal   
aze   

ISO 639 3
bal   
aze   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
balo1260   
azer1255   

Linguasphere
58-AAB-a   
44-AAB-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Object-Verb   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Agglutinative   

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Balochi and Azerbaijani Language History

Comparison of Balochi vs Azerbaijani language history gives us differences between origin of Balochi and Azerbaijani language. History of Balochi language states that this language originated in 19th Century whereas history of Azerbaijani language states that this language originated in 16th Century. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Balochi and Azerbaijani Language History.

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Balochi and Azerbaijani 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 Azerbaijani greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Balochi and Azerbaijani language. Balochi word for "Hello" is Salam or Azerbaijani word for "Thank You" is Təşəkkür edirəm. Find more of such common Balochi Greetings and Azerbaijani Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Balochi vs Azerbaijani Difficulty

The Balochi vs Azerbaijani difficulty level basically depends on the number of Balochi Alphabets and Azerbaijani 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 Azerbaijani are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Balochi and Azerbaijani, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Balochi is 44 weeks while to learn Azerbaijani time required is 44 weeks.

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