Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
National Language
Iran
India
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates
Israel, Mauritius
Regulated By
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad
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.
- Marathi ranks 4th in India based on the number of native speakers.
- Marathi language has borrowed plenty of loanwords from Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit.
Similar To
Kurdish and Persian
Konkani Language
Derived From
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Perso-Arabic script
Devanagari
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
mana bebahgsh
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
How Are You?
chone tao?
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)
Good Night
jawáin shap
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)
Good Evening
jawáin begáh
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)
Good Afternoon
Not Available
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)
Good Morning
jawáin sawáh
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)
Please
Mihrabani kan
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
Sorry
bebaksh / bebagsh
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)
I Love You
Tu mana doost biyeh
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)
Excuse Me
mana bebahgsh
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)
Dialect 1
Eastern Balochi
Maharashtrian Konkani
Where They Speak
Pakistan
Kokan
Dialect 2
Western Balochi
Varhadi
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
Vidarbha
Dialect 3
Southern Balochi
Khandeshi
Where They Speak
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates
Khandesh
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
بلوچی
मराठी (marāṭhī)
Alternative Names
Baluchi
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu
French Name
baloutchi
marathe
German Name
Belutschisch
Marathi
Pronunciation
Not available
[məˈɾaʈʰi]
Ethnicity
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui
Marathi people
Origin
19th Century
10th century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Indo-Iranian
Branch
Not Available
Indic
Early Forms
No early forms
Maharashtri Prakrit
Standard Forms
Balochi
Marathi
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data available
mr
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
balo1260
mara1378
Linguasphere
58-AAB-a
omr
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
Balochi and Marathi 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 Marathi greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Balochi and Marathi language. Balochi word for "Hello" is Salam or Marathi word for "Thank You" is धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda). Find more of such common Balochi Greetings and Marathi Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Balochi vs Marathi Difficulty
The Balochi vs Marathi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Balochi Alphabets and Marathi 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 Marathi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Balochi and Marathi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Balochi is 44 weeks while to learn Marathi time required is 4 weeks.