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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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