Countries
Countries
Indonesia
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan
Total No. Of Countries
1
14
4
11
National Language
Indonesia
Iran
Second Language
East Timor, Indonesia
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Denmark, East Timor, Netherlands
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates
Regulated By
Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee
Interesting Facts
- The modern Indonesian language uses many loan words from Persian, Chinese and Arabic.
- In Indonesian language, spelling is phonetically precise, so that words are spelled as they sound.
- 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
Malay language
Kurdish and Persian
Derived From
Malay and Dutch Languages
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language
