Countries
Philippines
  
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan
  
National Language
Philippines
  
Iran
  
Second Language
Philippines
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates
  
Regulated By
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters
  
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee
  
Interesting Facts
- About one-fifth of the population of the philippines speak cebuano and are second largest ethnolinguistic group in the country.
- Cebuano contains many words of Spanish origin.
  
- 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
Hiligaynon Language
  
Kurdish and Persian
  
Derived From
Island of Cebu
  
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language
  
Alphabets in
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Balochi-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Perso-Arabic script
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Hoy
  
Salam
  
Thank You
Salamat
  
mana bebahgsh
  
How Are You?
Kumusta man ka?
  
chone tao?
  
Good Night
Maayong Gabii
  
jawáin shap
  
Good Evening
Maayong Gabii
  
jawáin begáh
  
Good Afternoon
Maayong Hapon
  
Not Available
  
Good Morning
Maayong Buntag
  
jawáin sawáh
  
Please
Palihug
  
Mihrabani kan
  
Sorry
Ikasubo ko
  
bebaksh / bebagsh
  
Bye
Babay
  
bye
  
I Love You
Gihigugma ko ikaw
  
Tu mana doost biyeh
  
Excuse Me
Ekskyus mi
  
mana bebahgsh
  
Dialect 1
Boholano
  
Eastern Balochi
  
Where They Speak
Bohol
  
Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
5,000,000.00
  
17
Dialect 2
Southern Kana
  
Western Balochi
  
Where They Speak
southern Leyte
  
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
1,800,000.00
  
20
Dialect 3
North Kana
  
Southern Balochi
  
Where They Speak
northern part of Leyte
  
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
3,400,000.00
  
10
How Many People Speak?
Not Available
  
7.60 million
  
99+
Native Speakers
21.00 million
  
36
7.60 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
14.50 million
  
19
Not Available
  
Native Name
Visayan
  
بلوچی
  
Alternative Names
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan
  
Baluchi
  
French Name
cebuano
  
baloutchi
  
German Name
Cebuano
  
Belutschisch
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
Not available
  
Ethnicity
Cebuano people
  
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui
  
Origin
16th century
  
19th Century
  
Language Family
Austronesian Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Standard Cebuano
  
Balochi
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
No data Available
  
No data available
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
ceb
  
bal
  
ISO 639 2/B
ceb
  
bal
  
ISO 639 3
ceb
  
bal
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
cebu1242
  
balo1260
  
Linguasphere
No data Available
  
58-AAB-a
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Cebuano and Balochi 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 Cebuano and Balochi greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Cebuano and Balochi language. Cebuano word for "Hello" is Hoy or Balochi word for "Thank You" is mana bebahgsh. Find more of such common Cebuano Greetings and Balochi Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Cebuano vs Balochi Difficulty
The Cebuano vs Balochi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Cebuano Alphabets and Balochi 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 Cebuano and Balochi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Cebuano and Balochi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Cebuano is 3 weeks while to learn Balochi time required is 44 weeks.