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Swahili vs Balochi


Balochi vs 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.
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  • 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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Swahili and Balochi Language History

Comparison of Swahili vs Balochi language history gives us differences between origin of Swahili and Balochi language. History of Swahili language states that this language originated in 6th century whereas history of Balochi language states that this language originated in 19th Century. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Swahili and Balochi Language History.

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Swahili and Balochi Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Swahili and Balochi greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Swahili and Balochi language. Swahili word for "Hello" is Habari or Balochi word for "Thank You" is mana bebahgsh. Find more of such common Swahili Greetings and Balochi Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Swahili vs Balochi Difficulty

The Swahili vs Balochi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Swahili Alphabets and Balochi Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Swahili and Balochi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Swahili and Balochi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Swahili is 36 weeks while to learn Balochi time required is 44 weeks.

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