Countries
Nigeria
  
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan
  
National Language
Nigeria
  
Iran
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Africa
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Equatorial Guinea
  
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates
  
Regulated By
Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture
  
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee
  
Interesting Facts
- In Igbo, there is complicated system of high and low tones indicating differences in meaning and grammatical relationships.
- Igbo has inexhaustible and rich linguistic features like idioms, proverbs, aphorisms, anecdotes etc.
  
- 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
Not Available
  
Kurdish and Persian
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language
  
Alphabets in
Igbo-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Balochi-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Perso-Arabic script
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
kedụ
  
Salam
  
Thank You
dalụ
  
mana bebahgsh
  
How Are You?
kedụ ka ịmere
  
chone tao?
  
Good Night
ka chi fo
  
jawáin shap
  
Good Evening
mgbede ọma
  
jawáin begáh
  
Good Afternoon
ehihie ọma
  
Not Available
  
Good Morning
ụtụtụ ọma
  
jawáin sawáh
  
Please
Biko
  
Mihrabani kan
  
Sorry
Ndo
  
bebaksh / bebagsh
  
Bye
Not Available
  
bye
  
I Love You
a hụrụ m gị n'anya
  
Tu mana doost biyeh
  
Excuse Me
ngọpụ
  
mana bebahgsh
  
Dialect 1
Enuani
  
Eastern Balochi
  
Where They Speak
Nigeria
  
Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
5,000,000.00
  
17
Dialect 2
Ngwa
  
Western Balochi
  
Where They Speak
Nigeria
  
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
  
How Many People Speak
1,500,000.00
  
22
1,800,000.00
  
20
Dialect 3
Not present
  
Southern Balochi
  
Where They Speak
Not Available
  
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
3,400,000.00
  
10
How Many People Speak?
25.00 million
  
40
7.60 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
25.00 million
  
32
7.60 million
  
99+
Native Name
igbo
  
بلوچی
  
Alternative Names
Ibo
  
Baluchi
  
French Name
igbo
  
baloutchi
  
German Name
Ibo-Sprache
  
Belutschisch
  
Pronunciation
[iɡ͡boː]
  
Not available
  
Ethnicity
Igbo people
  
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui
  
Origin
30th Century BC
  
19th Century
  
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Kwa
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Standard Igbo
  
Balochi
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
ig
  
No data available
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
ibo
  
bal
  
ISO 639 2/B
ibo
  
bal
  
ISO 639 3
ibo
  
bal
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
nucl1417
  
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
Agglutinative
  
Not Available
  
All Igbo 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 Igbo and Balochi dialects. Various dialects of Igbo and Balochi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Igbo are spoken in different Igbo Speaking Countries whereas Balochi Dialects are spoken in different Balochi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Igbo vs Balochi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Igbo dialects include: Enuani, Ngwa. Balochi dialects include: Eastern Balochi , Western Balochi. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Igbo and Balochi Speaking population
Igbo and Balochi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Igbo and Balochi languages can be compared. The total count of Igbo and Balochi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Igbo language is Not Available 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 Igbo and Balochi on Igbo vs Balochi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Igbo and Balochi Language Codes
Igbo and Balochi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Igbo and Balochi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.