Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan
  
Burma
  
National Language
Iran
  
Burundi, Gambia
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Africa, 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.
  
- Kirundi language is tonal, since it has high and low essential tones.
- Kirundi Language is referred as a language where Meeussen's rule is active, this rule describes a certain pattern of tonal change in Bantu languages.
  
Similar To
Kurdish and Persian
  
Kinyarwanda Language
  
Derived From
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
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Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Perso-Arabic script
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Language Levels
Not Available
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
Hello
Salam
  
Bwakeye
  
Thank You
mana bebahgsh
  
Urakoze
  
How Are You?
chone tao?
  
Urakomeye?
  
Good Night
jawáin shap
  
Ijoro ryiza
  
Good Evening
jawáin begáh
  
Mwiriwe
  
Good Afternoon
Not Available
  
Mwiriwe
  
Good Morning
jawáin sawáh
  
Mwaramutse
  
Please
Mihrabani kan
  
Ndagusavye
  
Sorry
bebaksh / bebagsh
  
Not available
  
Bye
bye
  
N’agasaga
  
I Love You
Tu mana doost biyeh
  
Not available
  
Excuse Me
mana bebahgsh
  
Not available
  
Dialect 1
Eastern Balochi
  
Rwanda-Rundi
  
Where They Speak
Pakistan
  
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda
  
How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00
  
17
20,000,000.00
  
10
Dialect 2
Western Balochi
  
Ha
  
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
  
Tanzania
  
How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00
  
20
Dialect 3
Southern Balochi
  
Shubi
  
Where They Speak
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates
  
Tanzania
  
How Many People Speak
3,400,000.00
  
10
How Many People Speak?
7.60 million
  
99+
8.80 million
  
99+
Native Speakers
7.60 million
  
99+
8.80 million
  
99+
Native Name
بلوچی
  
íkiRǔndi
  
Alternative Names
Baluchi
  
Not Available
  
French Name
baloutchi
  
rundi
  
German Name
Belutschisch
  
Kirundi
  
Pronunciation
Not available
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui
  
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa
  
Origin
19th Century
  
1500
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Niger-Congo Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Balochi
  
Kirundi
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Not Available
  
ISO 639 1
No data available
  
rn
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
bal
  
run
  
ISO 639 2/B
bal
  
run
  
ISO 639 3
bal
  
run
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
balo1260
  
rund1242
  
Linguasphere
58-AAB-a
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Not Available
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Balochi and Kirundi 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 Kirundi greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Balochi and Kirundi language. Balochi word for "Hello" is Salam or Kirundi word for "Thank You" is Urakoze. Find more of such common Balochi Greetings and Kirundi Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Balochi vs Kirundi Difficulty
The Balochi vs Kirundi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Balochi Alphabets and Kirundi 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 Kirundi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Balochi and Kirundi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Balochi is 44 weeks while to learn Kirundi time required is Not Available.