Countries
European Union, Ireland
  
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan
  
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 in
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Balochi-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Perso-Arabic script
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
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
  
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
How Many People Speak?
1.79 million
  
99+
7.60 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
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
  
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
  
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
  
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.