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
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino
  
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee
  
Interesting Facts
- "Filipino" was officially declared as national language by the constitution in 1987.
- "Filipino" is the official name of Tagalog, or synonym of it.
  
- 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
Tagalog Language
  
Kurdish and Persian
  
Derived From
Spanish Language
  
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language
  
Alphabets in
Filipino-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Balochi-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Perso-Arabic script
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Kumusta
  
Salam
  
Thank You
Salamat
  
mana bebahgsh
  
How Are You?
Kumusta
  
chone tao?
  
Good Night
magandang gabi
  
jawáin shap
  
Good Evening
Magandang gabi
  
jawáin begáh
  
Good Afternoon
Magandang hapon
  
Not Available
  
Good Morning
Magandang umaga
  
jawáin sawáh
  
Please
Mangyaring
  
Mihrabani kan
  
Sorry
pinagsisisihan
  
bebaksh / bebagsh
  
Bye
Paalam
  
bye
  
I Love You
Mahal kita
  
Tu mana doost biyeh
  
Excuse Me
patawarin ninyo ako
  
mana bebahgsh
  
Dialect 1
Bikol
  
Eastern Balochi
  
Where They Speak
Philippines
  
Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
5,000,000.00
  
17
Dialect 2
Hiligaynon
  
Western Balochi
  
Where They Speak
Philippines
  
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
  
How Many People Speak
8,200,000.00
  
11
1,800,000.00
  
20
Dialect 3
Waray
  
Southern Balochi
  
Where They Speak
Philippines
  
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates
  
How Many People Speak
2,600,000.00
  
13
3,400,000.00
  
10
How Many People Speak?
90.00 million
  
17
7.60 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
45.00 million
  
23
7.60 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
45.00 million
  
13
Not Available
  
Native Name
filipino
  
بلوچی
  
Alternative Names
Pilipino
  
Baluchi
  
French Name
filipino; pilipino
  
baloutchi
  
German Name
Pilipino
  
Belutschisch
  
Pronunciation
[ˌfɪl.ɪˈpiː.no]
  
Not available
  
Ethnicity
Not Available
  
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
Filipino
  
Balochi
  
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
fil
  
bal
  
ISO 639 2/B
fil
  
bal
  
ISO 639 3
fil
  
bal
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
fili1244
  
balo1260
  
Linguasphere
No Data Available
  
58-AAB-a
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Filipino 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 Filipino and Balochi greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Filipino and Balochi language. Filipino word for "Hello" is Kumusta or Balochi word for "Thank You" is mana bebahgsh. Find more of such common Filipino Greetings and Balochi Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Filipino vs Balochi Difficulty
The Filipino vs Balochi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Filipino 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 Filipino and Balochi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Filipino and Balochi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Filipino is 44 weeks while to learn Balochi time required is 44 weeks.