Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan
India
National Language
Iran
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal
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.
- Santali language was an oral language till nineteenth century.
- Before the invention of Santali alphabets, Santali was written with the Bengali or Odia alphabets.
Similar To
Kurdish and Persian
Munda Language
Derived From
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Perso-Arabic script
Bengali, Devanagari, Latin, Ol Chiki, Oriya
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Language Levels
Not Available
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Thank You
mana bebahgsh
Adi Johar
How Are You?
chone tao?
Cet’leka menama?
Good Night
jawáin shap
Boge Ninda
Good Evening
jawáin begáh
Boge Ayup’
Good Afternoon
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Good Morning
jawáin sawáh
Boge Setak’
Please
Mihrabani kan
Not Available
Sorry
bebaksh / bebagsh
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I Love You
Tu mana doost biyeh
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Excuse Me
mana bebahgsh
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Dialect 1
Eastern Balochi
Mahali
Where They Speak
Pakistan
India
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Western Balochi
Not present
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
Not Available
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Southern Balochi
Not present
Where They Speak
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates
Not Available
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
بلوچی
संथाली (sãtʰālī)
Alternative Names
Baluchi
Har, Hor, Samtali, Sandal, Sangtal, Santal, Santhali, Santhiali, Satar, Sentali, Sonthal
French Name
baloutchi
santal
German Name
Belutschisch
Santali
Pronunciation
Not available
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Ethnicity
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui
Santal and Teraibasi Santali
Origin
19th Century
20th century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Austroasiatic Family
Subgroup
Not Available
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Branch
Not Available
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Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Balochi
Santali
Signed Forms
Not Available
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data available
No data available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
balo1260
sant1410
Linguasphere
58-AAB-a
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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Balochi and Santali 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 Santali greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Balochi and Santali language. Balochi word for "Hello" is Salam or Santali word for "Thank You" is Adi Johar. Find more of such common Balochi Greetings and Santali Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Balochi vs Santali Difficulty
The Balochi vs Santali difficulty level basically depends on the number of Balochi Alphabets and Santali 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 Santali are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Balochi and Santali, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Balochi is 44 weeks while to learn Santali time required is Not Available.