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Swahili and Balochi


Balochi and Swahili


Countries

Countries
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya   
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan   

Total No. Of Countries
4   
11
4   
11

National Language
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania   
Iran   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Asia   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates   

Regulated By
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)   
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee   

Interesting Facts
  • Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
  • The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th 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
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages   
Kurdish and Persian   

Derived From
Arabic Language   
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
24   
6
34   
16

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
8   
5

How Many Consonants
21   
11
26   
16

Scripts
Latin   
Perso-Arabic script   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks   
10
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Habari   
Salam   

Thank You
Asante   
mana bebahgsh   

How Are You?
Habari gani?   
chone tao?   

Good Night
Usiku mwema   
jawáin shap   

Good Evening
Habari za jioni   
jawáin begáh   

Good Afternoon
nzuri Alasiri   
Not Available   

Good Morning
Habari za asubuhi   
jawáin sawáh   

Please
tafadhali   
Mihrabani kan   

Sorry
pole   
bebaksh / bebagsh   

Bye
bye   
bye   

I Love You
nakupenda   
Tu mana doost biyeh   

Excuse Me
Samahani   
mana bebahgsh   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kiunguja   
Eastern Balochi   

Where They Speak
Zanzibar island   
Pakistan   

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

Dialect 2
Kimrima   
Western Balochi   

Where They Speak
Dar es Salaam   
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan   

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

Dialect 3
Kimgao   
Southern Balochi   

Where They Speak
Kilwa   
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates   

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

Total No. Of Dialects
12   
12
3   
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
150.00 million   
13
7.60 million   
99+

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.11 %   
99+

Native Speakers
15.00 million   
40
7.60 million   
99+

Native Name
Not Available   
بلوچی   

Alternative Names
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili   
Baluchi   

French Name
swahili   
baloutchi   

German Name
Swahili   
Belutschisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not available   

Ethnicity
Swahili people or Waswahili   
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui   

History

Origin
6th century   
19th Century   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Benue-Congo   
Not Available   

Branch
Bantu   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Swahili   
Balochi   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
sw   
No data available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
swa   
bal   

ISO 639 2/B
swa   
bal   

ISO 639 3
swa   
bal   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
swah1254   
balo1260   

Linguasphere
99-AUS-m   
58-AAB-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

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Swahili and Balochi Speaking population

Swahili and Balochi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Swahili and Balochi languages can be compared. The total count of Swahili and Balochi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Swahili language is Not Available 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 Swahili and Balochi on Swahili vs Balochi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Swahili and Balochi Language Codes

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

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