Countries
Fiji, India
  
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan
  
National Language
India
  
Iran
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia, Oceania
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates
  
Regulated By
Central Hindi Directorate
  
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee
  
Interesting Facts
- In Hindi language, nouns are followed by post positions.
- In Hindi, there are many familiar words in English which are in Hindi or of Hindi 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
Urdu
  
Kurdish and Persian
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language
  
Alphabets in
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Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Devanagari
  
Perso-Arabic script
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
नमस्ते (Namastē)
  
Salam
  
Thank You
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
  
mana bebahgsh
  
How Are You?
तुम कैसे हो? (Tuma kaisē hō?)
  
chone tao?
  
Good Night
शुभरात्रि (Śubharātri)
  
jawáin shap
  
Good Evening
शुभ सन्ध्या (shubh sandhya)
  
jawáin begáh
  
Good Afternoon
दोपहर के बाद नमस्कार (dopahar ke bad namaskar)
  
Not Available
  
Good Morning
सुप्रभात (Suprabhāta)
  
jawáin sawáh
  
Please
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
  
Mihrabani kan
  
Sorry
खेद (Khēda)
  
bebaksh / bebagsh
  
Bye
अलविदा (Alavidā)
  
bye
  
I Love You
मैं आपसे प्यार करता (Maiṁ āpasē pyāra karatā)
  
Tu mana doost biyeh
  
Excuse Me
मुझे माफ करें (Mujhē māpha karēṁ)
  
mana bebahgsh
  
Dialect 1
Khariboli
  
Eastern Balochi
  
Where They Speak
Delhi, Haryana, Western Uttar Pradesh
  
Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
240,000,000.00
  
2
5,000,000.00
  
17
Dialect 2
Marwari
  
Western Balochi
  
Where They Speak
Gujarat, Haryana, Rajasthan, Sindh
  
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
  
How Many People Speak
22,000,000.00
  
3
1,800,000.00
  
20
Dialect 3
Bundeli
  
Southern Balochi
  
Where They Speak
Bundelkhand
  
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates
  
How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00
  
4
3,400,000.00
  
10
How Many People Speak?
380.00 million
  
5
7.60 million
  
99+
Native Speakers
260.00 million
  
4
7.60 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
120.00 million
  
6
Not Available
  
Native Name
हिन्दी
  
بلوچی
  
Alternative Names
Khadi Boli, Khari Boli
  
Baluchi
  
French Name
hindi
  
baloutchi
  
German Name
Hindi
  
Belutschisch
  
Pronunciation
[ˈmaːnək ˈɦin̪d̪iː]
  
Not available
  
Ethnicity
Hindustani people
  
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui
  
Origin
7th Century
  
19th Century
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Indic
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Standard Hindi
  
Balochi
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
hi
  
No data available
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
hin
  
bal
  
ISO 639 2/B
hin
  
bal
  
ISO 639 3
hin
  
bal
  
ISO 639 6
hins
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
hind1269
  
balo1260
  
Linguasphere
59-AAF-qf
  
58-AAB-a
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
  
Not Available
  
Hindi 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 Hindi and Balochi greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Hindi and Balochi language. Hindi word for "Hello" is नमस्ते (Namastē) or Balochi word for "Thank You" is mana bebahgsh. Find more of such common Hindi Greetings and Balochi Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Hindi vs Balochi Difficulty
The Hindi vs Balochi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Hindi 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 Hindi and Balochi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Hindi and Balochi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Hindi is 44 weeks while to learn Balochi time required is 44 weeks.