Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan
India, No official status
National Language
Iran
India
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
Fiji, Guyana, Jamaica, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
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.
- Bhojpuri was anciently written in Kaithi scripts.
- In Mughal Era, Kaithi script was used in administrative purposes for writing in Bhojpuri language.
Similar To
Kurdish and Persian
Maithili and Magahi
Derived From
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Perso-Arabic script
Devanagari
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Salam
प्रणाम (prannam)
Thank You
mana bebahgsh
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)
How Are You?
chone tao?
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)
Good Night
jawáin shap
राम राम (raam raam)
Good Evening
jawáin begáh
राम राम (raam raam)
Good Afternoon
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राम राम (raam raam)
Good Morning
jawáin sawáh
राम राम (raam raam)
Please
Mihrabani kan
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)
Sorry
bebaksh / bebagsh
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)
I Love You
Tu mana doost biyeh
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)
Excuse Me
mana bebahgsh
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)
Dialect 1
Eastern Balochi
Caribbean Hindustani
Where They Speak
Pakistan
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
Dialect 2
Western Balochi
Fiji Hindi
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States of America
Dialect 3
Southern Balochi
Tharu Bhojpuri
Where They Speak
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates
India
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
بلوچی
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)
Alternative Names
Baluchi
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas
French Name
baloutchi
bhojpuri
German Name
Belutschisch
Bhojpuri
Pronunciation
Not available
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/
Ethnicity
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui
Not Available
Origin
19th Century
19th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
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Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Balochi
Bhojpuri
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data available
No data Available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
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Glottocode
balo1260
bhoj1246
Linguasphere
58-AAB-a
59-AAF-sa
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
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Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
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Balochi and Bhojpuri 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 Bhojpuri greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Balochi and Bhojpuri language. Balochi word for "Hello" is Salam or Bhojpuri word for "Thank You" is धन्वाद (dhanvaad). Find more of such common Balochi Greetings and Bhojpuri Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Balochi vs Bhojpuri Difficulty
The Balochi vs Bhojpuri difficulty level basically depends on the number of Balochi Alphabets and Bhojpuri 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 Bhojpuri are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Balochi and Bhojpuri, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Balochi is 44 weeks while to learn Bhojpuri time required is 44 weeks.