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Balochi vs Kashmiri


Kashmiri vs Balochi


Countries

Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan   
India, Pakistan   

Total No. Of Countries
4   
11
2   
13

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

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

Alphabets
34   
16
44   
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8   
5
17   
14

How Many Consonants
26   
16
27   
17

Scripts
Perso-Arabic script   
Arabic, Perso-Arabic script   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Right-To-Left, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

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)   

Dialects

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   

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
4   
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.11 %   
99+
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   

History

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   

Code

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   

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Balochi and Kashmiri Language History

Comparison of Balochi vs Kashmiri language history gives us differences between origin of Balochi and Kashmiri language. History of Balochi language states that this language originated in 19th Century whereas history of Kashmiri language states that this language originated in 12th 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 Kashmiri Language History.

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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.

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