Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan
  
India
  
National Language
Iran
  
India
  
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.
  
- The earliest literature in Oriya was traced in 7th to 9th centuries.
- Since Odia is having a long literary history and has not borrowed largely from other languages, it is the 6th classical language in India.
  
Similar To
Kurdish and Persian
  
Bengali and Assamese
  
Derived From
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Alphabets in
Balochi-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Oriya-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Perso-Arabic script
  
Bengali, Odia alphabet (Brahmic)
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Salam
  
ନମସ୍କାର (namascara)
  
Thank You
mana bebahgsh
  
ଧନ୍ୟବାଦ୍ (dhanyabaad)
  
How Are You?
chone tao?
  
କେମିତି ଅତ୍ଚନ୍ଥି? (kemiti achanti?)
  
Good Night
jawáin shap
  
ସୁଭରାତ୍ର (shubharaatra)
  
Good Evening
jawáin begáh
  
ସୁଭସନ୍ଧ୍ୟା (subha sandhya)
  
Good Afternoon
Not Available
  
ସୁଭ ଖରା ବେଳ (shubha kharaa bela)
  
Good Morning
jawáin sawáh
  
ସୁପ୍ରଭାତ (suprabhaata)
  
Please
Mihrabani kan
  
Not Available
  
Sorry
bebaksh / bebagsh
  
ମୁଁ ଦୁଃଖିତ (mū duḥkhita)
  
Bye
bye
  
ସୁବିଦାୟ (shubidaaya)
  
I Love You
Tu mana doost biyeh
  
ମୁଁ ତୁମକୁ ଭଲ ପାଏ (mu tumoku bhala paye)
  
Excuse Me
mana bebahgsh
  
କ୍ଷମା କରିବେ (kyamā karibe)
  
Dialect 1
Eastern Balochi
  
Baleswari
  
Where They Speak
Pakistan
  
India
  
How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00
  
17
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Western Balochi
  
Ganjami
  
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
  
India
  
How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00
  
20
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Southern Balochi
  
Kosli
  
Where They Speak
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates
  
India
  
How Many People Speak
3,400,000.00
  
10
How Many People Speak?
7.60 million
  
99+
33.00 million
  
34
Native Speakers
7.60 million
  
99+
33.00 million
  
28
Native Name
بلوچی
  
ଓଡ଼ିଆ (ōṛiyā)
  
Alternative Names
Baluchi
  
Odisha, Odri, Odrum, Oliya, Uriya, Utkali, Vadiya, Yudhia
  
French Name
baloutchi
  
oriya
  
German Name
Belutschisch
  
Oriya-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
Not available
  
[ˈoɽia]
  
Ethnicity
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui
  
Odias
  
Origin
19th Century
  
3 BC
  
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
  
Standard Odia
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Indian Signing System
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual, Macrolanguage
  
ISO 639 1
No data available
  
or
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
bal
  
ori
  
ISO 639 2/B
bal
  
ori
  
ISO 639 3
bal
  
ori
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
balo1260
  
macr1269
  
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
  
Balochi and Oriya 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 Oriya greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Balochi and Oriya language. Balochi word for "Hello" is Salam or Oriya word for "Thank You" is ଧନ୍ୟବାଦ୍ (dhanyabaad). Find more of such common Balochi Greetings and Oriya Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Balochi vs Oriya Difficulty
The Balochi vs Oriya difficulty level basically depends on the number of Balochi Alphabets and Oriya 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 Oriya are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Balochi and Oriya, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Balochi is 44 weeks while to learn Oriya time required is 44 weeks.