Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan
  
European Union, Ireland
  
National Language
Iran
  
Ireland
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Ireland
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Europe
  
Minority Language
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates
  
United Kingdom
  
Regulated By
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee
  
Foras na Gaeilge
  
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 Irish language, there are no exact words for "yes" or "no".
- There are different set of numbers for counting humans and another set for counting non-humans in Irish Language.
  
Similar To
Kurdish and Persian
  
Not Available
  
Derived From
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
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Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Perso-Arabic script
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Salam
  
Dia dhuit
  
Thank You
mana bebahgsh
  
Go raibh maith agat
  
How Are You?
chone tao?
  
Conas atá tú ?
  
Good Night
jawáin shap
  
Oíche mhaith
  
Good Evening
jawáin begáh
  
Tráthnóna maith duit
  
Good Afternoon
Not Available
  
Tráthnóna maith duit
  
Good Morning
jawáin sawáh
  
Dia dhuit ar maidin
  
Please
Mihrabani kan
  
le do thoil
  
Sorry
bebaksh / bebagsh
  
Tá brón orm
  
Bye
bye
  
Slán
  
I Love You
Tu mana doost biyeh
  
Is breá liom thú
  
Excuse Me
mana bebahgsh
  
Gabh mo leithscéal
  
Dialect 1
Eastern Balochi
  
Connacht Irish
  
Where They Speak
Pakistan
  
Connacht
  
How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00
  
17
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Western Balochi
  
Munster Irish
  
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
  
Munster
  
How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00
  
20
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Southern Balochi
  
Ulster Irish
  
Where They Speak
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates
  
Ulster
  
How Many People Speak
3,400,000.00
  
10
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
7.60 million
  
99+
1.79 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
7.60 million
  
99+
0.14 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
1.65 million
  
35
Native Name
بلوچی
  
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge
  
Alternative Names
Baluchi
  
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish
  
French Name
baloutchi
  
irlandais moyen
  
German Name
Belutschisch
  
Mittelirisch
  
Pronunciation
Not available
  
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]
  
Ethnicity
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui
  
Irish people
  
Origin
19th Century
  
c. 750
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Celtic
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Goidelic
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish
  
Standard Forms
Balochi
  
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Irish Sign Language
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
No data available
  
ga
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
bal
  
gle
  
ISO 639 2/B
bal
  
gle
  
ISO 639 3
bal
  
gle
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
balo1260
  
iris1253
  
Linguasphere
58-AAB-a
  
50-AAA
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Verb-Subject-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Fusional
  
Balochi and Irish 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 Irish greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Balochi and Irish language. Balochi word for "Hello" is Salam or Irish word for "Thank You" is Go raibh maith agat. Find more of such common Balochi Greetings and Irish Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Balochi vs Irish Difficulty
The Balochi vs Irish difficulty level basically depends on the number of Balochi Alphabets and Irish 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 Irish are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Balochi and Irish, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Balochi is 44 weeks while to learn Irish time required is 36 weeks.