Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan
  
Burkina Faso
  
National Language
Iran
  
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory coast, Mali, Togo
  
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.
  
- Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
- Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
  
Similar To
Kurdish and Persian
  
Dagbani 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
  
  
Hello
Salam
  
Kia ora
  
Thank You
mana bebahgsh
  
Laafi bala
  
How Are You?
chone tao?
  
Laafi beme ?
  
Good Night
jawáin shap
  
Ne y yungo
  
Good Evening
jawáin begáh
  
ne y zabre
  
Good Afternoon
Not Available
  
Kia ora
  
Good Morning
jawáin sawáh
  
Ne y yibeogo
  
Please
Mihrabani kan
  
gafare
  
Sorry
bebaksh / bebagsh
  
gafare
  
Bye
bye
  
Wend na kon-d nindaare
  
I Love You
Tu mana doost biyeh
  
Kei te aroha au ki a koe
  
Excuse Me
mana bebahgsh
  
Y gafare
  
Dialect 1
Eastern Balochi
  
Ouapadoupou
  
Where They Speak
Pakistan
  
Burkina Faso
  
How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00
  
17
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Western Balochi
  
Saremde
  
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
  
Burkina Faso
  
How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00
  
20
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Southern Balochi
  
Taolende
  
Where They Speak
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates
  
Burkina Faso
  
How Many People Speak
3,400,000.00
  
10
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
7.60 million
  
99+
7.60 million
  
99+
Native Speakers
7.60 million
  
99+
7.60 million
  
99+
Native Name
بلوچی
  
Mosse
  
Alternative Names
Baluchi
  
Not Available
  
French Name
baloutchi
  
moré
  
German Name
Belutschisch
  
Mossi-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
Not available
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui
  
Mossi
  
Origin
19th Century
  
Not available
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Niger-Congo Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Western Sudanic
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Gur (Voltaic)
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Balochi
  
Mossi
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
No data available
  
No data Available
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
bal
  
mos
  
ISO 639 2/B
bal
  
mos
  
ISO 639 3
bal
  
mos
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
balo1260
  
moss1236
  
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
  
Balochi and Mossi 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 Mossi greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Balochi and Mossi language. Balochi word for "Hello" is Salam or Mossi word for "Thank You" is Laafi bala. Find more of such common Balochi Greetings and Mossi Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Balochi vs Mossi Difficulty
The Balochi vs Mossi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Balochi Alphabets and Mossi 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 Mossi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Balochi and Mossi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Balochi is 44 weeks while to learn Mossi time required is 30 weeks.