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Balochi vs Cebuano


Cebuano vs Balochi


Countries

Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan   
Philippines   

Total No. Of Countries
4   
11
1   
14

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

Alphabets in
Balochi-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Cebuano-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
34   
16
21   
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8   
5
5   
2

How Many Consonants
26   
16
16   
6

Scripts
Perso-Arabic script   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
2   
1

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
3 weeks   
1

Greetings

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   

Dialects

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   

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
4   
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
7.60 million   
99+
Not Available   

Speaking Population
0.11 %   
99+
0.32 %   
38

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   

History

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   
62   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

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   

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Balochi and Cebuano Language History

Comparison of Balochi vs Cebuano language history gives us differences between origin of Balochi and Cebuano language. History of Balochi language states that this language originated in 19th Century whereas history of Cebuano 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 Cebuano Language History.

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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.

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