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Balochi and Portuguese


Countries

Countries
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe   
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan   

Total No. Of Countries
10   
6
4   
11

National Language
Portugal   
Iran   

Second Language
United States of America   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America   
Asia   

Minority Language
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America   
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates   

Regulated By
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras   
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee   

Interesting Facts
  • Portuguese language has absorbed many words from French, Italian, Arabic and also from indigenous South American and African languages.
  • The first written document in Portuguese language was found in the 12th century.
  
  • 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
Spanish and Galician Languages   
Kurdish and Persian   

Derived From
Latin   
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
23   
5
34   
16

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9   
6
8   
5

How Many Consonants
19   
9
26   
16

Scripts
Latin   
Perso-Arabic script   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks   
6
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Olá   
Salam   

Thank You
obrigado   
mana bebahgsh   

How Are You?
Como você está?   
chone tao?   

Good Night
boa noite   
jawáin shap   

Good Evening
boa Noite   
jawáin begáh   

Good Afternoon
boa Tarde   
Not Available   

Good Morning
bom Dia   
jawáin sawáh   

Please
Por Favor   
Mihrabani kan   

Sorry
pesaroso   
bebaksh / bebagsh   

Bye
tchau   
bye   

I Love You
Eu te amo   
Tu mana doost biyeh   

Excuse Me
desculpe me   
mana bebahgsh   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Brazilian Portuguese   
Eastern Balochi   

Where They Speak
Brazil   
Pakistan   

How Many People Speak
204,000,000.00   
4
5,000,000.00   
17

Dialect 2
European Portuguese   
Western Balochi   

Where They Speak
Portugal   
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan   

How Many People Speak
10,000,000.00   
9
1,800,000.00   
20

Dialect 3
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole   
Southern Balochi   

Where They Speak
Daman and Diu   
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates   

How Many People Speak
4,000.00   
36
3,400,000.00   
10

Total No. Of Dialects
26   
22
3   
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
231.00 million   
7
7.60 million   
99+

Speaking Population
3.27 %   
7
0.11 %   
99+

Native Speakers
216.00 million   
5
7.60 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
15.00 million   
18
Not Available   

Native Name
Português   
بلوچی   

Alternative Names
Português   
Baluchi   

French Name
portugais   
baloutchi   

German Name
Portugiesisch   
Belutschisch   

Pronunciation
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]   
Not available   

Ethnicity
Portuguese people or portugueses   
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui   

History

Origin
3rd Century   
19th Century   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Romance   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Medieval Galician   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Portuguese   
Balochi   

Language Position
6   
6
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Signed Portuguese   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
pt   
No data available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
por   
bal   

ISO 639 2/B
por   
bal   

ISO 639 3
por   
bal   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
port1283   
balo1260   

Linguasphere
51-AAA-a   
58-AAB-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

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Portuguese and Balochi Speaking population

Portuguese and Balochi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Portuguese and Balochi languages can be compared. The total count of Portuguese and Balochi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Portuguese language is 3.27 % 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 Portuguese and Balochi on Portuguese vs Balochi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Portuguese and Balochi Language Codes

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

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