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Balochi vs Ilocano


Ilocano 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  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

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  
Commission on the Filipino Language  

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.
  
  • Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
  • Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
  

Similar To
Kurdish and Persian  
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages  

Derived From
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
34  
16
32  
14

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8  
5
6  
3

How Many Consonants
26  
16
20  
10

Scripts
Perso-Arabic script  
Ilokano Braille, Latin  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
Not Available  

Greetings

Hello
Salam  
Kablaaw  

Thank You
mana bebahgsh  
Agyamanak  

How Are You?
chone tao?  
Kumusta?  

Good Night
jawáin shap  
Naimbag a rabii  

Good Evening
jawáin begáh  
Naimbag a sardam  

Good Afternoon
Not Available  
Naimbag a malem  

Good Morning
jawáin sawáh  
Naimbag a bigat  

Please
Mihrabani kan  
Not available  

Sorry
bebaksh / bebagsh  
Agpakawanak  

Bye
bye  
Pakada  

I Love You
Tu mana doost biyeh  
Ayayatenka  

Excuse Me
mana bebahgsh  
Maawan-dayawen  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Balochi  
Balangao  

Where They Speak
Pakistan  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00  
17
21,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Western Balochi  
Bontoc  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00  
20
41,000.00  
39

Dialect 3
Southern Balochi  
Not present  

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

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

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
2  
2

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
7.60 million  
99+
9.10 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.11 %  
99+
0.14 %  
99+

Native Speakers
7.60 million  
99+
9.10 million  
99+

Native Name
بلوچی  
ilokano  

Alternative Names
Baluchi  
Ilokano, Iloko  

French Name
baloutchi  
ilocano  

German Name
Belutschisch  
Ilokano-Sprache  

Pronunciation
Not available  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui  
Ilocano people  

History

Origin
19th Century  
18th 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  
Modern Ilocano  

Language Position
Not Available  
94  
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  
ilo  

ISO 639 2/B
bal  
ilo  

ISO 639 3
bal  
ilo  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
balo1260  
ilok1237  

Linguasphere
58-AAB-a  
31-CBA-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

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Balochi and Ilocano Language History

Comparison of Balochi vs Ilocano language history gives us differences between origin of Balochi and Ilocano language. History of Balochi language states that this language originated in 19th Century whereas history of Ilocano language states that this language originated in 18th 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 Ilocano Language History.

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

Balochi vs Ilocano Difficulty

The Balochi vs Ilocano difficulty level basically depends on the number of Balochi Alphabets and Ilocano 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 Ilocano are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Balochi and Ilocano, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Balochi is 44 weeks while to learn Ilocano time required is Not Available.

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