Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan
Afganistan
National Language
Iran
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
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
Pakistan
Regulated By
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
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.
- Pashto language is originated in the regions of Paktika and Paktia areas of Afghanistan.
- The first Pashto poem was written in the 7th century.
Similar To
Kurdish and Persian
Persian and Balochi Languages
Derived From
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Perso-Arabic script
Arabic
Writing Direction
Not Available
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Hello
Salam
(salaam) سلام
Thank You
mana bebahgsh
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
How Are You?
chone tao?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
Good Night
jawáin shap
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
Good Evening
jawáin begáh
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
Good Afternoon
Not Available
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
Good Morning
jawáin sawáh
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
Please
Mihrabani kan
(lotfan) لطفا
Sorry
bebaksh / bebagsh
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
Bye
bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
I Love You
Tu mana doost biyeh
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
Excuse Me
mana bebahgsh
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
Dialect 1
Eastern Balochi
Central Pashto
Where They Speak
Pakistan
Afganistan, Pakistan
Dialect 2
Western Balochi
Northern Pashto
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
Afganistan, Pakistan
Dialect 3
Southern Balochi
Wanetsi
Where They Speak
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates
Afganistan, Pakistan
Native Name
بلوچی
(paṧto) پښتو
Alternative Names
Baluchi
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
French Name
baloutchi
pachto
German Name
Belutschisch
Paschtu
Pronunciation
Not available
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
Ethnicity
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui
Pashtun
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Indo-Iranian
Branch
Not Available
Iranian
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Balochi
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data available
ps
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
balo1260
pash1269
Linguasphere
58-AAB-a
58-ABD-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Fusional
Balochi and Pashto 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 Pashto greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Balochi and Pashto language. Balochi word for "Hello" is Salam or Pashto word for "Thank You" is (manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر. Find more of such common Balochi Greetings and Pashto Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Balochi vs Pashto Difficulty
The Balochi vs Pashto difficulty level basically depends on the number of Balochi Alphabets and Pashto 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 Pashto are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Balochi and Pashto, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Balochi is 44 weeks while to learn Pashto time required is 44 weeks.