Countries
Hong Kong, Macau
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan
National Language
China, Guangdong
Iran
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Hawaii
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates
Regulated By
Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee
Interesting Facts
- Cantonese have lot of slangs, many of them include words that do not make sense at all and some also have English in them.
- Even though Cantonese and Mandarin are dialects of Chinese, Cantonese has 8 tones instead of Mandarin's 4.
- 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.
Similar To
Chinese Language
Kurdish and Persian
Derived From
Not Available
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Chinese Characters and derivatives
Perso-Arabic script
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
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Thank You
谢谢
mana bebahgsh
How Are You?
你好吗？
chone tao?
Good Night
晚安
jawáin shap
Good Evening
晚上好
jawáin begáh
Good Afternoon
下午好
Not Available
Good Morning
早上好
jawáin sawáh
Sorry
遗憾
bebaksh / bebagsh
I Love You
我爱你
Tu mana doost biyeh
Excuse Me
原谅我
mana bebahgsh
Dialect 1
Guangzhou
Eastern Balochi
Where They Speak
outside mainland China
Pakistan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Xiguan
Western Balochi
Where They Speak
Hong Kong
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Hong Kong
Southern Balochi
Where They Speak
Hong Kong
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
Kwang Tung Wa
بلوچی
Alternative Names
Guangfu, Metropolitan Cantonese
Baluchi
French Name
Not Available
baloutchi
German Name
Not Available
Belutschisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not available
Ethnicity
Not Available
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui
Origin
17th century
19th Century
Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Cantonese
Balochi
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Not Available
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data available
No data available
ISO 639 2/T
Not Available
bal
ISO 639 2/B
Not Available
bal
ISO 639 3
No data available
bal
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
cant1236
balo1260
Linguasphere
No data available
58-AAB-a
Language Type
Not Available
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
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Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
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All Cantonese and Balochi Dialects
Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Cantonese and Balochi dialects. Various dialects of Cantonese and Balochi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Cantonese are spoken in different Cantonese Speaking Countries whereas Balochi Dialects are spoken in different Balochi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Cantonese vs Balochi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Cantonese dialects include: Guangzhou, Xiguan. Balochi dialects include: Eastern Balochi , Western Balochi. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Cantonese and Balochi Speaking population
Cantonese and Balochi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Cantonese and Balochi languages can be compared. The total count of Cantonese and Balochi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Cantonese language is 16.00 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Balochi language is 0.11 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Cantonese and Balochi on Cantonese vs Balochi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Cantonese and Balochi Language Codes
Cantonese and Balochi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Cantonese and Balochi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.