Yoruba and Balochi
Countries
Benin, Nigeria
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan
National Language
Nigeria
Iran
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates
Regulated By
Yoruba Academy
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee
Interesting Facts
- One of the largest African ethnic groups is Yoruba in south of Sahara Desert.
- In Yoruba language, same combination of vowels and consonants have different meanings depending on the pitch of the vowels, so it is tonal language.
- 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
Owo and Itsekiri languages
Kurdish and Persian
Derived From
Not Available
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Latin
Perso-Arabic script
Writing Direction
Not Available
Not Available
Thank You
e dupe
mana bebahgsh
How Are You?
Bawo ni o se wa
chone tao?
Good Night
Kasun layọ o
jawáin shap
Good Evening
ka a ale
jawáin begáh
Good Afternoon
e kaasan
Not Available
Good Morning
e kaaro
jawáin sawáh
Please
Jowo
Mihrabani kan
Sorry
binu
bebaksh / bebagsh
I Love You
mo nifẹ rẹ
Tu mana doost biyeh
Excuse Me
mo tọrọ gafara
mana bebahgsh
Dialect 1
Itsekiri
Eastern Balochi
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Pakistan
Dialect 2
Ede
Western Balochi
Where They Speak
Benin, Togo
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
Dialect 3
Ulukwumi
Southern Balochi
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates
Alternative Names
Yariba, Yooba
Baluchi
French Name
yoruba
baloutchi
German Name
Yoruba-Sprache
Belutschisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not available
Ethnicity
Yoruba people
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Western Sudanic
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Yorùbá
Balochi
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Yoruba Sign Language
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
yo
No data available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
yoru1245
balo1260
Linguasphere
No data available
58-AAB-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating
Not Available
All Yoruba 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 Yoruba and Balochi dialects. Various dialects of Yoruba and Balochi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Yoruba are spoken in different Yoruba Speaking Countries whereas Balochi Dialects are spoken in different Balochi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Yoruba vs Balochi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Yoruba dialects include: Itsekiri, Ede. Balochi dialects include: Eastern Balochi , Western Balochi. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Yoruba and Balochi Speaking population
Yoruba and Balochi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Yoruba and Balochi languages can be compared. The total count of Yoruba and Balochi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Yoruba language is 0.42 % 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 Yoruba and Balochi on Yoruba vs Balochi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Yoruba and Balochi Language Codes
Yoruba and Balochi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Yoruba and Balochi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.