Countries
India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan
National Language
Kerala, India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry
Iran
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates
Regulated By
Academy for Malayalam literature, Government of Kerala
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee
Interesting Facts
- Malayalam language has 54 literals. Same sounds have different versions to it.
- Malayalam script is reffered as "Rod Script" and it is derived from the Grantha script, which was developed from Indic script of Brahmi.
- 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
Tamil and Sanskrit Languages
Kurdish and Persian
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language
Alphabets in
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Balochi-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Brahmic family and derivatives
Perso-Arabic script
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Thank You
നന്ദി (nandi)
mana bebahgsh
How Are You?
സുഖമാണോ? (sukhamāṇēā?)
chone tao?
Good Night
ശുഭ രാത്രി (śubha rātri)
jawáin shap
Good Evening
ഗുഡ് ഈവനിംഗ് (guḍ īvaniṅg)
jawáin begáh
Good Afternoon
ഗുഡ് ആഫ്റ്റർനൂൺ (guḍ āphṟṟarnūṇ)
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Good Morning
രാവിലെ (rāvile)
jawáin sawáh
Please
ദയവായി (dayavāyi)
Mihrabani kan
Sorry
ക്ഷമിക്കണം (kṣamikkaṇaṁ)
bebaksh / bebagsh
I Love You
ഞാൻ നിന്നെ സ്നേഹിക്കുന്നു (ñān ninne snēhikkunnu)
Tu mana doost biyeh
Excuse Me
എക്സ്ക്യൂസ് മീ (ekskyūs mī)
mana bebahgsh
Dialect 1
Judeo-Malayalam
Eastern Balochi
Where They Speak
Israel, kerala
Pakistan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Mappila
Western Balochi
Where They Speak
India
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Pandy Malayalam
Southern Balochi
Where They Speak
France, kerala
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
മലയാളം (malayāḷam)
بلوچی
Alternative Names
Alealum, Malayalani, Malayali, Malean, Maliyad, Mallealle, Mopla
Baluchi
French Name
malayalam
baloutchi
German Name
Malayalam
Belutschisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not available
Ethnicity
Malayali
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui
Origin
9th Century
19th Century
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
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Branch
Not Available
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Early Forms
No early form
No early forms
Standard Forms
Malayalam
Balochi
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ml
No data available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
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Glottocode
mala1464
balo1260
Linguasphere
No data available
58-AAB-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
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Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
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All Malayalam 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 Malayalam and Balochi dialects. Various dialects of Malayalam and Balochi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Malayalam are spoken in different Malayalam Speaking Countries whereas Balochi Dialects are spoken in different Balochi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Malayalam vs Balochi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Malayalam dialects include: Judeo-Malayalam, Mappila. Balochi dialects include: Eastern Balochi , Western Balochi. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Malayalam and Balochi Speaking population
Malayalam and Balochi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Malayalam and Balochi languages can be compared. The total count of Malayalam and Balochi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Malayalam language is 0.57 % 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 Malayalam and Balochi on Malayalam vs Balochi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Malayalam and Balochi Language Codes
Malayalam and Balochi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Malayalam and Balochi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.