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Balochi vs Maithili


Maithili vs Balochi


Countries

Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan   
India, Nepal   

Total No. Of Countries
4   
11
2   
13

National Language
Iran   
India, Nepal   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Nepal   

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.
  
  • Earlier, Maithili language was considered as the dialect of Hindi and Bengali, however in the year 2003 Maithili achieved an independent language status in India.
  • Maithili has rich literature.
  

Similar To
Kurdish and Persian   
Bhojpuri Language   

Derived From
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
34   
16
47   
27

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8   
5
8   
5

How Many Consonants
26   
16
Not Available   

Scripts
Perso-Arabic script   
Devanagari   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
Not Available   

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
Salam   
pranam   

Thank You
mana bebahgsh   
dhanyabad   

How Are You?
chone tao?   
Aahan kehan chhi ?   

Good Night
jawáin shap   
Śubharātri   

Good Evening
jawáin begáh   
shubh sandhya   

Good Afternoon
Not Available   
dopahar ke bad namaskar   

Good Morning
jawáin sawáh   
Suprabhaat   

Please
Mihrabani kan   
kripaya   

Sorry
bebaksh / bebagsh   
maf karai   

Bye
bye   
Alavidā   

I Love You
Tu mana doost biyeh   
hawm ahāṃ se prem karechi   

Excuse Me
mana bebahgsh   
kripaya   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Balochi   
Tharuwat   

Where They Speak
Pakistan   
Nepal   

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00   
17
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Western Balochi   
Madhubani   

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan   
North India   

How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00   
20
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Southern Balochi   
Khortha   

Where They Speak
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates   
Deoghar, France   

How Many People Speak
3,400,000.00   
10
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
15   
14

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
7.60 million   
99+
32.00 million   
35

Speaking Population
0.11 %   
99+
0.41 %   
33

Native Speakers
7.60 million   
99+
27.00 million   
30

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
2.80 million   
33

Native Name
بلوچی   
मैथिली (mɛtʰilī)   

Alternative Names
Baluchi   
Apabhramsa, Bihari, Maitili, Maitli, Methli, Tirahutia, Tirhuti, Tirhutia   

French Name
baloutchi   
maithili   

German Name
Belutschisch   
Maithili   

Pronunciation
Not available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui   
Maithil   

History

Origin
19th Century   
14th century   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Balochi   
Standard Maithili   

Language Position
Not Available   
40   
31

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available   
No data available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
bal   
mai   

ISO 639 2/B
bal   
mai   

ISO 639 3
bal   
mai   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
balo1260   
mait1250   

Linguasphere
58-AAB-a   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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Balochi and Maithili Language History

Comparison of Balochi vs Maithili language history gives us differences between origin of Balochi and Maithili language. History of Balochi language states that this language originated in 19th Century whereas history of Maithili language states that this language originated in 14th 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 Maithili Language History.

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Balochi and Maithili 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 Maithili greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Balochi and Maithili language. Balochi word for "Hello" is Salam or Maithili word for "Thank You" is dhanyabad. Find more of such common Balochi Greetings and Maithili Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Balochi vs Maithili Difficulty

The Balochi vs Maithili difficulty level basically depends on the number of Balochi Alphabets and Maithili 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 Maithili are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Balochi and Maithili, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Balochi is 44 weeks while to learn Maithili time required is Not Available.

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