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Irish vs Balochi


Balochi vs Irish


Countries

Countries
European Union, Ireland   
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
4   
11

National Language
Ireland   
Iran   

Second Language
Ireland   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Asia   

Minority Language
United Kingdom   
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates   

Regulated By
Foras na Gaeilge   
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee   

Interesting Facts
  • In Irish language, there are no exact words for "yes" or "no".
  • There are different set of numbers for counting humans and another set for counting non-humans in Irish Language.
  
  • 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

Alphabets in
Irish-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Balochi-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
18   
1
34   
16

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
8   
5

How Many Consonants
13   
3
26   
16

Scripts
Latin   
Perso-Arabic script   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks   
10
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Dia dhuit   
Salam   

Thank You
Go raibh maith agat   
mana bebahgsh   

How Are You?
Conas atá tú ?   
chone tao?   

Good Night
Oíche mhaith   
jawáin shap   

Good Evening
Tráthnóna maith duit   
jawáin begáh   

Good Afternoon
Tráthnóna maith duit   
Not Available   

Good Morning
Dia dhuit ar maidin   
jawáin sawáh   

Please
le do thoil   
Mihrabani kan   

Sorry
Tá brón orm   
bebaksh / bebagsh   

Bye
Slán   
bye   

I Love You
Is breá liom thú   
Tu mana doost biyeh   

Excuse Me
Gabh mo leithscéal   
mana bebahgsh   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Connacht Irish   
Eastern Balochi   

Where They Speak
Connacht   
Pakistan   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
5,000,000.00   
17

Dialect 2
Munster Irish   
Western Balochi   

Where They Speak
Munster   
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
1,800,000.00   
20

Dialect 3
Ulster Irish   
Southern Balochi   

Where They Speak
Ulster   
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
3,400,000.00   
10

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
3   
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
1.79 million   
99+
7.60 million   
99+

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.11 %   
99+

Native Speakers
0.14 million   
99+
7.60 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
1.65 million   
35
Not Available   

Native Name
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge   
بلوچی   

Alternative Names
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish   
Baluchi   

French Name
irlandais moyen   
baloutchi   

German Name
Mittelirisch   
Belutschisch   

Pronunciation
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]   
Not available   

Ethnicity
Irish people   
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui   

History

Origin
c. 750   
19th Century   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Celtic   
Not Available   

Branch
Goidelic   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil   
Balochi   

Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ga   
No data available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
gle   
bal   

ISO 639 2/B
gle   
bal   

ISO 639 3
gle   
bal   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
iris1253   
balo1260   

Linguasphere
50-AAA   
58-AAB-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Not Available   

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Irish and Balochi Language History

Comparison of Irish vs Balochi language history gives us differences between origin of Irish and Balochi language. History of Irish language states that this language originated in c. 750 whereas history of Balochi language states that this language originated in 19th Century. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Irish and Balochi Language History.

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Irish 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 Irish and Balochi greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Irish and Balochi language. Irish word for "Hello" is Dia dhuit or Balochi word for "Thank You" is mana bebahgsh. Find more of such common Irish Greetings and Balochi Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Irish vs Balochi Difficulty

The Irish vs Balochi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Irish 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 Irish and Balochi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Irish and Balochi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Irish is 36 weeks while to learn Balochi time required is 44 weeks.

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