Countries
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan
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 in
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Balochi-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Latin
Perso-Arabic script
Writing Direction
Not Available
Not Available
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
I Love You
nakupenda
Tu mana doost biyeh
Excuse Me
Samahani
mana bebahgsh
Dialect 1
Kiunguja
Eastern Balochi
Where They Speak
Zanzibar island
Pakistan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Kimrima
Western Balochi
Where They Speak
Dar es Salaam
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Kimgao
Southern Balochi
Where They Speak
Kilwa
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
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
Origin
6th century
19th Century
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Not Available
Branch
Bantu
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Swahili
Balochi
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 1
sw
No data available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
swah1254
balo1260
Linguasphere
99-AUS-m
58-AAB-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
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.