Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan
India, Pakistan
National Language
Iran
India, Pakistan
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Pakistan
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
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.
- Punjabi is 2nd most spoken in United Kingdom and 4th most spoken in Canada.
- Punjabi is tonal language, by using various tones Punjabi speakers are able to differentiate between words.
Similar To
Kurdish and Persian
Hindi Language
Derived From
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Punjabi-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Perso-Arabic script
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Salam
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
Thank You
mana bebahgsh
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
How Are You?
chone tao?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
Good Night
jawáin shap
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
Good Evening
jawáin begáh
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
Good Afternoon
Not Available
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
Good Morning
jawáin sawáh
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
Please
Mihrabani kan
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
Sorry
bebaksh / bebagsh
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
Bye
bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
I Love You
Tu mana doost biyeh
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
Excuse Me
mana bebahgsh
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
Dialect 1
Eastern Balochi
Pothohari
Where They Speak
Pakistan
Pakistan
Dialect 2
Western Balochi
Saraiki
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
Dialect 3
Southern Balochi
Doabi
Where They Speak
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates
Pakistan, Punjab, India
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
بلوچی
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
Alternative Names
Baluchi
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
French Name
baloutchi
pendjabi
German Name
Belutschisch
Pandschabi-Sprache
Pronunciation
Not available
Not Availble
Ethnicity
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui
Punjabis
Origin
19th Century
1000 AD
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Indo-Iranian
Branch
Not Available
Indic
Early Forms
No early forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
Standard Forms
Balochi
Modern Punjabi
Signed Forms
Not Available
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Scope
Individual
Not Available
ISO 639 1
No data available
pa
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
balo1260
panj1256
Linguasphere
58-AAB-a
No data available
Language Type
Living
Not Available
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Fusional
Balochi and Punjabi 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 Punjabi greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Balochi and Punjabi language. Balochi word for "Hello" is Salam or Punjabi word for "Thank You" is ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā). Find more of such common Balochi Greetings and Punjabi Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Balochi vs Punjabi Difficulty
The Balochi vs Punjabi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Balochi Alphabets and Punjabi 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 Punjabi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Balochi and Punjabi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Balochi is 44 weeks while to learn Punjabi time required is 6 weeks.