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Balochi vs Igbo


Igbo vs Balochi


Countries

Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan   
Nigeria   

Total No. Of Countries
4   
11
1   
14

National Language
Iran   
Nigeria   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa   

Minority Language
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates   
Equatorial Guinea   

Regulated By
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee   
Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture   

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.
  
  • In Igbo, there is complicated system of high and low tones indicating differences in meaning and grammatical relationships.
  • Igbo has inexhaustible and rich linguistic features like idioms, proverbs, aphorisms, anecdotes etc.
  

Similar To
Kurdish and Persian   
Not Available   

Derived From
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
34   
16
36   
18

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8   
5
8   
5

How Many Consonants
26   
16
28   
18

Scripts
Perso-Arabic script   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
52 weeks   
12

Greetings

Hello
Salam   
kedụ   

Thank You
mana bebahgsh   
dalụ   

How Are You?
chone tao?   
kedụ ka ịmere   

Good Night
jawáin shap   
ka chi fo   

Good Evening
jawáin begáh   
mgbede ọma   

Good Afternoon
Not Available   
ehihie ọma   

Good Morning
jawáin sawáh   
ụtụtụ ọma   

Please
Mihrabani kan   
Biko   

Sorry
bebaksh / bebagsh   
Ndo   

Bye
bye   
Not Available   

I Love You
Tu mana doost biyeh   
a hụrụ m gị n'anya   

Excuse Me
mana bebahgsh   
ngọpụ   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Balochi   
Enuani   

Where They Speak
Pakistan   
Nigeria   

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00   
17
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Western Balochi   
Ngwa   

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan   
Nigeria   

How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00   
20
1,500,000.00   
22

Dialect 3
Southern Balochi   
Not present   

Where They Speak
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates   
Not Available   

How Many People Speak
3,400,000.00   
10
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
20   
18

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
7.60 million   
99+
25.00 million   
40

Speaking Population
0.11 %   
99+
Not Available   

Native Speakers
7.60 million   
99+
25.00 million   
32

Native Name
بلوچی   
igbo   

Alternative Names
Baluchi   
Ibo   

French Name
baloutchi   
igbo   

German Name
Belutschisch   
Ibo-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not available   
[iɡ͡boː]   

Ethnicity
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui   
Igbo people   

History

Origin
19th Century   
30th Century BC   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Niger-Congo Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Kwa   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Balochi   
Standard Igbo   

Language Position
Not Available   
57   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available   
ig   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
bal   
ibo   

ISO 639 2/B
bal   
ibo   

ISO 639 3
bal   
ibo   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
balo1260   
nucl1417   

Linguasphere
58-AAB-a   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Agglutinative   

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Balochi and Igbo Language History

Comparison of Balochi vs Igbo language history gives us differences between origin of Balochi and Igbo language. History of Balochi language states that this language originated in 19th Century whereas history of Igbo language states that this language originated in 30th Century BC. 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 Igbo Language History.

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Balochi and Igbo 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 Igbo greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Balochi and Igbo language. Balochi word for "Hello" is Salam or Igbo word for "Thank You" is dalụ. Find more of such common Balochi Greetings and Igbo Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Balochi vs Igbo Difficulty

The Balochi vs Igbo difficulty level basically depends on the number of Balochi Alphabets and Igbo 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 Igbo are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Balochi and Igbo, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Balochi is 44 weeks while to learn Igbo time required is 52 weeks.

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