Urdu and Balochi
Countries
India, Pakistan
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan
National Language
Pakistan
Iran
Second Language
Pakistan
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia, Oceania
Asia
Minority Language
India
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates
Regulated By
National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, India, National Language Authority, Pakistan
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee
Interesting Facts
- Urdu is a language of beauty and grace, that adds meaning to prose and charm to poetry.
- Different languages such as Arabic, Persian and Turkish gave birth and richness to Urdu.
- 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
Arabic and Hindi Languages
Kurdish and Persian
Derived From
Ghaznavid Persian Language
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Arabic
Perso-Arabic script
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Not Available
Thank You
آپ کا شکریہ
mana bebahgsh
How Are You?
آپ کیسے ہیں؟
chone tao?
Good Night
گڈ نائٹ
jawáin shap
Good Evening
سلام علیکم
jawáin begáh
Good Afternoon
گڈ آفٹر نون
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Good Morning
گڈ مارننگ
jawáin sawáh
Please
براہ مہربانی
Mihrabani kan
Sorry
معاف کرنا
bebaksh / bebagsh
I Love You
مجھے تم سے محبت
Tu mana doost biyeh
Excuse Me
معاف کیجئے گا
mana bebahgsh
Dialect 1
Dakhini
Eastern Balochi
Where They Speak
India
Pakistan
Dialect 2
Hyderabadi Urdu
Western Balochi
Where They Speak
India
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Rekhta
Southern Balochi
Where They Speak
South Asia
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Alternative Names
Bihari
Baluchi
French Name
ourdou
baloutchi
German Name
Urdu
Belutschisch
Pronunciation
[ˈʊrd̪u]
Not available
Ethnicity
Not Available
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui
Origin
12th Century CE
19th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Not Available
Branch
Indic
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Standard Urdu
Balochi
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Signed Urdu
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ur
No data available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
urdu1245
balo1260
Linguasphere
59-AAF-q
58-AAB-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Not Available
All Urdu 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 Urdu and Balochi dialects. Various dialects of Urdu and Balochi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Urdu are spoken in different Urdu Speaking Countries whereas Balochi Dialects are spoken in different Balochi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Urdu vs Balochi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Urdu dialects include: Dakhini, Hyderabadi Urdu. Balochi dialects include: Eastern Balochi , Western Balochi. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Urdu and Balochi Speaking population
Urdu and Balochi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Urdu and Balochi languages can be compared. The total count of Urdu and Balochi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Urdu language is 0.99 % 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 Urdu and Balochi on Urdu vs Balochi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Urdu and Balochi Language Codes
Urdu and Balochi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Urdu and Balochi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
