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Balochi vs Urdu


Urdu vs Balochi


Countries

Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan  
India, Pakistan  

Total No. Of Countries
4  
11
2  
13

National Language
Iran  
Pakistan  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Pakistan  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia, Oceania  

Minority Language
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates  
India  

Regulated By
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee  
National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, India, National Language Authority, 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.
  
  • Urdu is a language of beauty and grace, that adds meaning to prose and charm to poetry.
  • Different languages such as Arabic, Persian and Turkish gave birth and richness to Urdu.
  

Similar To
Kurdish and Persian  
Arabic and Hindi Languages  

Derived From
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language  
Ghaznavid Persian Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
34  
16
52  
31

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8  
5
10  
7

How Many Consonants
26  
16
40  
29

Scripts
Perso-Arabic script  
Arabic  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Right-To-Left, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
Salam  
خوش آمديد  

Thank You
mana bebahgsh  
آپ کا شکریہ  

How Are You?
chone tao?  
آپ کیسے ہیں؟  

Good Night
jawáin shap  
گڈ نائٹ  

Good Evening
jawáin begáh  
سلام علیکم  

Good Afternoon
Not Available  
گڈ آفٹر نون  

Good Morning
jawáin sawáh  
گڈ مارننگ  

Please
Mihrabani kan  
براہ مہربانی  

Sorry
bebaksh / bebagsh  
معاف کرنا  

Bye
bye  
الوداع  

I Love You
Tu mana doost biyeh  
مجھے تم سے محبت  

Excuse Me
mana bebahgsh  
معاف کیجئے گا  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Balochi  
Dakhini  

Where They Speak
Pakistan  
India  

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00  
17
11,000,000.00  
12

Dialect 2
Western Balochi  
Hyderabadi Urdu  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan  
India  

How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00  
20
Not Available  

Dialect 3
Southern Balochi  
Rekhta  

Where They Speak
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates  
South Asia  

How Many People Speak
3,400,000.00  
10
Not Available  

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
7.60 million  
99+
104.00 million  
15

Speaking Population
0.11 %  
99+
0.99 %  
20

Native Speakers
7.60 million  
99+
61.00 million  
19

Second Language Speakers
Not Available  
43.00 million  
14

Native Name
بلوچی  
اُردُو  

Alternative Names
Baluchi  
Bihari  

French Name
baloutchi  
ourdou  

German Name
Belutschisch  
Urdu  

Pronunciation
Not available  
[ˈʊrd̪u]  

Ethnicity
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui  
Not Available  

History

Origin
19th Century  
12th Century CE  

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  
Modern Standard Urdu  

Language Position
Not Available  
20  
18

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Signed Urdu  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
ur  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
bal  
urd  

ISO 639 2/B
bal  
urd  

ISO 639 3
bal  
urd  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
balo1260  
urdu1245  

Linguasphere
58-AAB-a  
59-AAF-q  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Fusional  

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Balochi and Urdu Language History

Comparison of Balochi vs Urdu language history gives us differences between origin of Balochi and Urdu language. History of Balochi language states that this language originated in 19th Century whereas history of Urdu language states that this language originated in 12th Century CE. 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 Urdu Language History.

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Balochi and Urdu 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 Urdu greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Balochi and Urdu language. Balochi word for "Hello" is Salam or Urdu word for "Thank You" is آپ کا شکریہ. Find more of such common Balochi Greetings and Urdu Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Balochi vs Urdu Difficulty

The Balochi vs Urdu difficulty level basically depends on the number of Balochi Alphabets and Urdu 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 Urdu are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Balochi and Urdu, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Balochi is 44 weeks while to learn Urdu time required is 44 weeks.

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