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Balochi vs Oriya


Oriya vs Balochi


Countries

Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan  
India  

Total No. Of Countries
4  
11
1  
14

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

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

Alphabets
34  
16
42  
22

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8  
5
11  
8

How Many Consonants
26  
16
31  
21

Scripts
Perso-Arabic script  
Bengali, Odia alphabet (Brahmic)  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

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)  

Dialects

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
520,000.00  
21

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
8  
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
7.60 million  
99+
33.00 million  
34

Speaking Population
0.11 %  
99+
0.50 %  
29

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  

History

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  
32  
26

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Indian Signing System  

Scope
Individual  
Individual, Macrolanguage  

Code

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  

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Balochi and Oriya Language History

Comparison of Balochi vs Oriya language history gives us differences between origin of Balochi and Oriya language. History of Balochi language states that this language originated in 19th Century whereas history of Oriya language states that this language originated in 3 BC. 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 Oriya Language History.

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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.

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