Countries
Countries
Indonesia
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan
Total No. Of Countries
1
14
4
11
National Language
Indonesia
Iran
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Malaysia, Netherlands, Singapore, Suriname
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates
Regulated By
Not Available
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee
Interesting Facts
- The Javanese group is the largest ethnic group in Indonesian.
- The earliest writing in Javanese dates from the 4th Century AD, at that time Javanese was written with the Pallava alphabet.
- 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
Madurese, Sundanese and Balinese Languages
Kurdish and Persian
Derived From
Not Available
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language
