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Sinhalese and Balochi Speaking countries

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1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Sri Lanka
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
14
Bhojpuri Speaking Countries
0 46
1.3 National Language
Sri Lanka
Iran
1.4 Second Language
Sri Lanka
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.5 Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
1.6 Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates
1.7 Regulated By
Hela Havula (හෙළ හවුල)
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee
1.8 Interesting Facts
  • In Sinhalese language, there are many loanwords from Dravidian languages mainly Tamil, Portuguese, Dutch and English.
  • Sinhalese language has it own script/ writing system.
  • 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.
1.9 Similar To
Maldivian Language
Kurdish and Persian
1.10 Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language

Sinhalese vs Balochi Countries

Comparing Sinhalese vs Balochi countries gives you idea about number of countries that speak Sinhalese and Balochi languages.

So we find that, total number of countries where Sinhalese is official language is 1 whereas total number of countries where Balochi is official language is 4

Find if Sinhalese and Balochi are Most Spoken Languages. Comparison of Sinhalese and Balochi speaking countries will give you the presence of Sinhalese and Balochi languages in different countries. Along with Sinhalese vs Balochi countries, you can also compare Sinhalese vs Balochi.

Sinhalese and Balochi as Minority Language

In Sinhalese and Balochi speaking countries you will get the countries which have Sinhalese and Balochi as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.

  • Sinhalese as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
  • Balochi as minority language: India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates.

If you want to compare Sinhalese and Balochi dialects, then you can go to Sinhalese vs Balochi Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Sinhalese and Balochi Regulators

Sinhalese and Balochi speaking countries provide you Sinhalese and Balochi regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Hela Havula (හෙළ හවුල) regulates Sinhalese language.Balochi is regulated by Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee. Also get to learn, Sinhalese and Balochi Language History.

Sinhalese and Balochi Continents

Thinking about Sinhalese and Balochi continents in which Sinhalese and Balochi speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Sinhalese and Balochi. Most of the Sinhalese speaking countries lie in Asia. While Balochi speaking countries lie in Asia. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of Sinhalese and Balochi languages:

Sinhalese Interesting Facts:

  • In Sinhalese language, there are many loanwords from Dravidian languages mainly Tamil, Portuguese, Dutch and English.
  • Sinhalese language has it own script/ writing system.

Balochi Interesting Facts:

  • 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.

The Sinhalese language was derived from Sanskrit Language and is similar to Maldivian Language whereas Sinhalese language is similar to Kurdish and Persian and derived from Ancient Indo-Iranian Language.