Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan
  
Philippines
  
National Language
Iran
  
Philippines
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Philippines
  
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
  
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters
  
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.
  
- About one-fifth of the population of the philippines speak cebuano and are second largest ethnolinguistic group in the country.
- Cebuano contains many words of Spanish origin.
  
Similar To
Kurdish and Persian
  
Hiligaynon Language
  
Derived From
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language
  
Island of Cebu
  
Alphabets in
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Cebuano-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Perso-Arabic script
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Salam
  
Hoy
  
Thank You
mana bebahgsh
  
Salamat
  
How Are You?
chone tao?
  
Kumusta man ka?
  
Good Night
jawáin shap
  
Maayong Gabii
  
Good Evening
jawáin begáh
  
Maayong Gabii
  
Good Afternoon
Not Available
  
Maayong Hapon
  
Good Morning
jawáin sawáh
  
Maayong Buntag
  
Please
Mihrabani kan
  
Palihug
  
Sorry
bebaksh / bebagsh
  
Ikasubo ko
  
Bye
bye
  
Babay
  
I Love You
Tu mana doost biyeh
  
Gihigugma ko ikaw
  
Excuse Me
mana bebahgsh
  
Ekskyus mi
  
Dialect 1
Eastern Balochi
  
Boholano
  
Where They Speak
Pakistan
  
Bohol
  
How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00
  
17
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Western Balochi
  
Southern Kana
  
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
  
southern Leyte
  
How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00
  
20
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Southern Balochi
  
North Kana
  
Where They Speak
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates
  
northern part of Leyte
  
How Many People Speak
3,400,000.00
  
10
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
7.60 million
  
99+
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
7.60 million
  
99+
21.00 million
  
36
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
14.50 million
  
19
Native Name
بلوچی
  
Visayan
  
Alternative Names
Baluchi
  
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan
  
French Name
baloutchi
  
cebuano
  
German Name
Belutschisch
  
Cebuano
  
Pronunciation
Not available
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui
  
Cebuano people
  
Origin
19th Century
  
16th century
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Austronesian Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Balochi
  
Standard Cebuano
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
No data available
  
No data Available
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
bal
  
ceb
  
ISO 639 2/B
bal
  
ceb
  
ISO 639 3
bal
  
ceb
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
balo1260
  
cebu1242
  
Linguasphere
58-AAB-a
  
No data Available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Verb-Subject-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Balochi and Cebuano 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 Cebuano greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Balochi and Cebuano language. Balochi word for "Hello" is Salam or Cebuano word for "Thank You" is Salamat. Find more of such common Balochi Greetings and Cebuano Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Balochi vs Cebuano Difficulty
The Balochi vs Cebuano difficulty level basically depends on the number of Balochi Alphabets and Cebuano 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 Cebuano are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Balochi and Cebuano, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Balochi is 44 weeks while to learn Cebuano time required is 3 weeks.