Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan
Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Cameroon, Canada, Dominica, Fiji, Ghana, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Malta, Mauritius, Micronesia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somaliland, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United Kingdom, Zambia, Zimbabwe
National Language
Iran
Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guam, Guyana, Jersey, Montserrat, Nauru, Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States of America
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Singapore
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America
Minority Language
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates
South Africa
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.
- Most of the English words begin with the letter S than any other letter.
- English is third most commonly spoken language in the world.
Similar To
Kurdish and Persian
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Derived From
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language
Latin
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Perso-Arabic script
Latin
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
mana bebahgsh
Thank you
How Are You?
chone tao?
How are you?
Good Night
jawáin shap
Good Night
Good Evening
jawáin begáh
Good Evening
Good Afternoon
Not Available
Good Afternoon
Good Morning
jawáin sawáh
Good Morning
Please
Mihrabani kan
Please
Sorry
bebaksh / bebagsh
Sorry
I Love You
Tu mana doost biyeh
I love you
Excuse Me
mana bebahgsh
Excuse Me
Dialect 1
Eastern Balochi
American English
Where They Speak
Pakistan
United States of America
Dialect 2
Western Balochi
Hiberno-English
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom
Dialect 3
Southern Balochi
Welsh English
Where They Speak
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
بلوچی
English
Alternative Names
Baluchi
Not Available
French Name
baloutchi
anglais
German Name
Belutschisch
Englisch
Pronunciation
Not available
/ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/
Ethnicity
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui
Not Available
Origin
19th Century
5th Century AD
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
Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English and English
Standard Forms
Balochi
Standard English
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed English
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data available
en
ISO 639 6
Not Available
engs
Glottocode
balo1260
stan1293
Linguasphere
58-AAB-a
52-ABA
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Analytic, Fusional, Isolating, Synthetic
Balochi and English 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 English greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Balochi and English language. Balochi word for "Hello" is Salam or English word for "Thank You" is Thank you. Find more of such common Balochi Greetings and English Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Balochi vs English Difficulty
The Balochi vs English difficulty level basically depends on the number of Balochi Alphabets and English 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 English are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Balochi and English, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Balochi is 44 weeks while to learn English time required is 6 weeks.
