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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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