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Kashmiri and Balochi


Balochi and Kashmiri


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan   
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
4   
11

National Language
India, Pakistan   
Iran   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee   

Interesting Facts
  • Kashmiri is the only Daridc language with literature which was originated more than seven hundred and fifty years ago.
  • Kashmiri has thousands of loan words from Persian and Arabic Languages.
  
  • 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
Hindi and Urdu Languages   
Kurdish and Persian   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
44   
24
34   
16

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
17   
14
8   
5

How Many Consonants
27   
17
26   
16

Scripts
Arabic, Perso-Arabic script   
Perso-Arabic script   

Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Assalām ‘alaikum   
Salam   

Thank You
शुकिया / شکریہ (shukriya)   
mana bebahgsh   

How Are You?
तोहय छिवा वारय? (tohy ch'ivaa vaarai?)   
chone tao?   

Good Night
शबे खैर । (shabey k'eūr)   
jawáin shap   

Good Evening
Not Available   
jawáin begáh   

Good Afternoon
Hach t'ochoktiya   
Not Available   

Good Morning
Hach ch'i   
jawáin sawáh   

Please
Not Available   
Mihrabani kan   

Sorry
माफ कॅरिव । (maap' keuriv)   
bebaksh / bebagsh   

Bye
Khuda hāfiz   
bye   

I Love You
be chus che seth mohabat karaan   
Tu mana doost biyeh   

Excuse Me
वय त्रॅाविव । (vat' treūviv)   
mana bebahgsh   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kashtawari   
Eastern Balochi   

Where They Speak
India, Koshtawar valley, southeast kashmir, India   
Pakistan   

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

Dialect 2
Poguli   
Western Balochi   

Where They Speak
Pogul and Paristan valleys   
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan   

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

Dialect 3
Rambani   
Southern Balochi   

Where They Speak
India   
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?
5.60 million   
99+
7.60 million   
99+

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.11 %   
99+

Native Speakers
5.42 million   
99+
7.60 million   
99+

Native Name
कॉशुर / كٲشُر   
بلوچی   

Alternative Names
Cashmeeree, Cashmiri, Kacmiri, Kaschemiri, Keshur, Koshur   
Baluchi   

French Name
kashmiri   
baloutchi   

German Name
Kaschmiri   
Belutschisch   

Pronunciation
[kəːʃur]   
Not available   

Ethnicity
Kashmiris or koshur   
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui   

History

Origin
12th Century   
19th Century   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Not Available   

Branch
Indic   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Kashmiri   
Balochi   

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ks   
No data available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
kas   
bal   

ISO 639 2/B
kas   
bal   

ISO 639 3
kas   
bal   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
kash1277   
balo1260   

Linguasphere
No data available   
58-AAB-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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All Kashmiri 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 Kashmiri and Balochi dialects. Various dialects of Kashmiri and Balochi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Kashmiri are spoken in different Kashmiri Speaking Countries whereas Balochi Dialects are spoken in different Balochi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Kashmiri vs Balochi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Kashmiri dialects include: Kashtawari, Poguli. Balochi dialects include: Eastern Balochi , Western Balochi. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Kashmiri and Balochi Speaking population

Kashmiri and Balochi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kashmiri and Balochi languages can be compared. The total count of Kashmiri and Balochi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kashmiri 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 Kashmiri and Balochi on Kashmiri vs Balochi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Kashmiri and Balochi Language Codes

Kashmiri and Balochi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Kashmiri and Balochi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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