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Konkani and Balochi


Balochi and Konkani


Countries

Countries
India  
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
4  
11

National Language
India  
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
Govenment of Goa  
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee  

Interesting Facts
  • Fr. Thomas Stevan wrote the first book in Konkani in 1651.
  • Sahitya Academy recognized konkani as a language in year 1976.
  
  • 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
Marathi  
Kurdish and Persian  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
52  
31
34  
16

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
16  
13
8  
5

How Many Consonants
36  
26
26  
16

Scripts
Devanagari  
Perso-Arabic script  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
4 weeks  
2
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
Namaskar  
Salam  

Thank You
Dev Borem Korum  
mana bebahgsh  

How Are You?
kaso assa?  
chone tao?  

Good Night
Rati Boren Zavonn  
jawáin shap  

Good Evening
Sanj Borem Zavonn  
jawáin begáh  

Good Afternoon
Not Available  
Not Available  

Good Morning
Dis Borem Zavonn  
jawáin sawáh  

Please
Chike  
Mihrabani kan  

Sorry
Maf kor  
bebaksh / bebagsh  

Bye
Adeus  
bye  

I Love You
hav tujo mog korta.  
Tu mana doost biyeh  

Excuse Me
upkar korxi  
mana bebahgsh  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Antruz  
Eastern Balochi  

Where They Speak
Goa  
Pakistan  

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

Dialect 2
Not present  
Western Balochi  

Where They Speak
Not Available  
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan  

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

Dialect 3
Not present  
Southern Balochi  

Where They Speak
Not Available  
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates  

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

Total No. Of Dialects
1  
1
3  
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.11 %  
99+
0.11 %  
99+

Native Speakers
7.40 million  
99+
7.60 million  
99+

Native Name
Kōṅkaṇī  
بلوچی  

Alternative Names
Konkan standard, Bankoti, Kunabi, North Konkan, Central Konkan, Concorinum, Cugani, Konkanese  
Baluchi  

French Name
konkani  
baloutchi  

German Name
Konkani  
Belutschisch  

Pronunciation
kõkɳi  
Not available  

Ethnicity
Konkanis  
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui  

History

Origin
1209 A.D.  
19th Century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Not Available  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Kokani  
Balochi  

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
kok  
bal  

ISO 639 2/B
kok  
bal  

ISO 639 3
kok  
bal  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
goan1235  
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 Konkani 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 Konkani and Balochi dialects. Various dialects of Konkani and Balochi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Konkani are spoken in different Konkani Speaking Countries whereas Balochi Dialects are spoken in different Balochi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Konkani vs Balochi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Konkani dialects include: Antruz Balochi dialects include: Eastern Balochi , Western Balochi. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Konkani and Balochi Speaking population

Konkani and Balochi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Konkani and Balochi languages can be compared. The total count of Konkani and Balochi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Konkani language is 0.11 % 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 Konkani and Balochi on Konkani vs Balochi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Konkani and Balochi Language Codes

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