Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan
  
India, Pakistan
  
National Language
Iran
  
Jammu and Kashmir, 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
  
Not Available
  
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.
  
- Dogri is derived from Sanskrit, but it has absorbed a large number of Arabic, Persian and English words.
- Dogri language has its own grammar and dictionary. The grammar of dogri has very strong sanskrit base.
  
Similar To
Kurdish and Persian
  
Hindi and Punjabi Languages
  
Derived From
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Alphabets in
Balochi-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Dogri-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Perso-Arabic script
  
Devanagari, Gurmukhi, Perso-Arabic script
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Language Levels
Not Available
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
Hello
Salam
  
Ke aal aee
  
Thank You
mana bebahgsh
  
dhanwaad
  
How Are You?
chone tao?
  
kiyaan oo ji
  
Good Night
jawáin shap
  
shub ratri
  
Good Evening
jawáin begáh
  
shub ratri
  
Good Afternoon
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Good Morning
jawáin sawáh
  
su prabat
  
Please
Mihrabani kan
  
kripya
  
Sorry
bebaksh / bebagsh
  
mere kaulan galti ooyyii
  
Bye
bye
  
changa ji pher
  
I Love You
Tu mana doost biyeh
  
Minjo tere naal pyar hega
  
Excuse Me
mana bebahgsh
  
gustakhi maaf
  
Dialect 1
Eastern Balochi
  
Jaunsari
  
Where They Speak
Pakistan
  
Himachal Pradesh, India
  
How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00
  
17
100,000.00
  
99+
Dialect 2
Western Balochi
  
Kullu
  
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
  
Georgia, Himachal Pradesh, India
  
How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00
  
20
Dialect 3
Southern Balochi
  
Hinduri
  
Where They Speak
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates
  
France, Himachal Pradesh, India
  
How Many People Speak
3,400,000.00
  
10
How Many People Speak?
7.60 million
  
99+
4.00 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
7.60 million
  
99+
4.00 million
  
99+
Native Name
بلوچی
  
डोगरी
  
Alternative Names
Baluchi
  
Dhogaryali, Dogari, Dogri Jammu, Dogri Pahari, Dogri-Kangri, Dongari, Hindi Dogri, Tokkaru
  
French Name
baloutchi
  
dogri
  
German Name
Belutschisch
  
Dogri
  
Pronunciation
Not available
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui
  
Dogras
  
Origin
19th Century
  
1971
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
No Early Forms
  
Standard Forms
Balochi
  
Dogri
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual, Macrolanguage
  
ISO 639 1
No data available
  
Not Available
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
bal
  
Not Available
  
ISO 639 2/B
bal
  
Not Available
  
ISO 639 3
bal
  
doi
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
balo1260
  
indo1311
  
Linguasphere
58-AAB-a
  
Not Available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Not Available
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Balochi and Dogri 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 Dogri greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Balochi and Dogri language. Balochi word for "Hello" is Salam or Dogri word for "Thank You" is dhanwaad. Find more of such common Balochi Greetings and Dogri Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Balochi vs Dogri Difficulty
The Balochi vs Dogri difficulty level basically depends on the number of Balochi Alphabets and Dogri 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 Dogri are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Balochi and Dogri, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Balochi is 44 weeks while to learn Dogri time required is Not Available.