Sindhi and Balochi
Countries
India, Pakistan
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan
National Language
India, Pakistan, Sindh
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
National Council For Promotion Of Sindhi Language, Sindhi Language Authority
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee
Interesting Facts
- The first writings of Sindhi language were found in 8th century CE.
- In Sindhi language, every woord ends in a vowel.
- 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
Gujarati
Kurdish and Persian
Derived From
Prakrit Language
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Arabic, Devanagari
Perso-Arabic script
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
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Language Levels
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Time Taken to Learn
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Hello
Assalam O Alaikum
Salam
Thank You
Meharbani
mana bebahgsh
How Are You?
Kehra haal aahin
chone tao?
Good Night
tava kia aayo
jawáin shap
Good Evening
Sham Jo Salam
jawáin begáh
Good Afternoon
Assalam o Alaikum
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Good Morning
Subho Bakhair
jawáin sawáh
Please
Mehrbani
Mihrabani kan
Sorry
Moon khe afsos aahe
bebaksh / bebagsh
I Love You
Man tokhe prem karyan ti
Tu mana doost biyeh
Excuse Me
Maaf Kajo
mana bebahgsh
Dialect 1
Siraiki
Eastern Balochi
Where They Speak
Upper Sindh
Pakistan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Vicholi
Western Balochi
Where They Speak
Central Sindh
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Lari
Southern Balochi
Where They Speak
Lower Sindh
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
Not Available
بلوچی
Alternative Names
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Baluchi
French Name
sindhi
baloutchi
German Name
Sindhi-Sprache
Belutschisch
Pronunciation
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Not available
Ethnicity
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Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui
Origin
711 A.D
19th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
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Branch
Indic
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Early Forms
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No early forms
Standard Forms
Sindhi
Balochi
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
sd
No data available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
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Glottocode
sind1272
balo1260
Linguasphere
No data available
58-AAB-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
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All Sindhi 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 Sindhi and Balochi dialects. Various dialects of Sindhi and Balochi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Sindhi are spoken in different Sindhi Speaking Countries whereas Balochi Dialects are spoken in different Balochi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Sindhi vs Balochi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Sindhi dialects include: Siraiki, Vicholi. Balochi dialects include: Eastern Balochi , Western Balochi. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Sindhi and Balochi Speaking population
Sindhi and Balochi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Sindhi and Balochi languages can be compared. The total count of Sindhi and Balochi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Sindhi language is 0.39 % 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 Sindhi and Balochi on Sindhi vs Balochi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Sindhi and Balochi Language Codes
Sindhi and Balochi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Sindhi and Balochi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.