Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan
  
India, Pakistan
  
National Language
Iran
  
India, Pakistan
  
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
  
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.
  
- Kashmiri is the only Daridc language with literature which was originated more than seven hundred and fifty years ago.
- Kashmiri has thousands of loan words from Persian and Arabic Languages.
  
Similar To
Kurdish and Persian
  
Hindi and Urdu Languages
  
Derived From
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Alphabets in
Balochi-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Kashmiri-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Perso-Arabic script
  
Arabic, Perso-Arabic script
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Salam
  
Assalām ‘alaikum
  
Thank You
mana bebahgsh
  
शुकिया / شکریہ (shukriya)
  
How Are You?
chone tao?
  
तोहय छिवा वारय? (tohy ch'ivaa vaarai?)
  
Good Night
jawáin shap
  
शबे खैर । (shabey k'eūr)
  
Good Evening
jawáin begáh
  
Not Available
  
Good Afternoon
Not Available
  
Hach t'ochoktiya
  
Good Morning
jawáin sawáh
  
Hach ch'i
  
Please
Mihrabani kan
  
Not Available
  
Sorry
bebaksh / bebagsh
  
माफ कॅरिव । (maap' keuriv)
  
Bye
bye
  
Khuda hāfiz
  
I Love You
Tu mana doost biyeh
  
be chus che seth mohabat karaan
  
Excuse Me
mana bebahgsh
  
वय त्रॅाविव । (vat' treūviv)
  
Dialect 1
Eastern Balochi
  
Kashtawari
  
Where They Speak
Pakistan
  
India, Koshtawar valley, southeast kashmir, India
  
How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00
  
17
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Western Balochi
  
Poguli
  
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
  
Pogul and Paristan valleys
  
How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00
  
20
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Southern Balochi
  
Rambani
  
Where They Speak
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates
  
India
  
How Many People Speak
3,400,000.00
  
10
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
7.60 million
  
99+
5.60 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
7.60 million
  
99+
5.42 million
  
99+
Native Name
بلوچی
  
कॉशुर / كٲشُر
  
Alternative Names
Baluchi
  
Cashmeeree, Cashmiri, Kacmiri, Kaschemiri, Keshur, Koshur
  
French Name
baloutchi
  
kashmiri
  
German Name
Belutschisch
  
Kaschmiri
  
Pronunciation
Not available
  
[kəːʃur]
  
Ethnicity
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui
  
Kashmiris or koshur
  
Origin
19th Century
  
12th Century
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Indo-Iranian
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Indic
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Balochi
  
Kashmiri
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
No data available
  
ks
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
bal
  
kas
  
ISO 639 2/B
bal
  
kas
  
ISO 639 3
bal
  
kas
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
balo1260
  
kash1277
  
Linguasphere
58-AAB-a
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Balochi and Kashmiri 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 Kashmiri greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Balochi and Kashmiri language. Balochi word for "Hello" is Salam or Kashmiri word for "Thank You" is शुकिया / شکریہ (shukriya). Find more of such common Balochi Greetings and Kashmiri Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Balochi vs Kashmiri Difficulty
The Balochi vs Kashmiri difficulty level basically depends on the number of Balochi Alphabets and Kashmiri 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 Kashmiri are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Balochi and Kashmiri, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Balochi is 44 weeks while to learn Kashmiri time required is 44 weeks.