Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan
  
Philippines
  
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 in
Balochi-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Ilocano-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Perso-Arabic script
  
Ilokano Braille, Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
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
  
Dialect 1
Eastern Balochi
  
Balangao
  
Where They Speak
Pakistan
  
Philippines
  
How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00
  
17
Dialect 2
Western Balochi
  
Bontoc
  
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
  
Philippines
  
How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00
  
20
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
  
How Many People Speak?
7.60 million
  
99+
9.10 million
  
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
  
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
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
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
  
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.