Balochi

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Balochi Dialects
بلوچی baločî
Spoken in: — 
Region: —
Total speakers: 5.5 million (1998, Ethnologue) not include Northern Balochi
Language family: Indo-European
 Indo-Iranian
  Iranian
   Western Iranian
    Northwestern Iranian
     Balochi Dialects 
Official status
Official language in: Balochistan
Regulated by: no official regulation
Language codes
ISO 639-1: none
ISO 639-2: bal
ISO 639-3: variously:
bal – Baluchi (generic)
bgp – Eastern Balochi
bgn – Western Balochi
bcc – Southern Balochi
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The Balochi language is divided in several dialects: Eastern Balochi, Western Balochi, Northern Balochi and Southern Balochi. Each of these dialects are divided in sub-dialects. For example Rakhshani and its subdialects: Kalati, Panjguri and Sarhaddi), Saravani, Lashari, Kechi, Coastal Dialects, and Eastern Hill Balochi.

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Dialects

Northern Balochi

Northern Balochi dialects are settled north of Iranian Balochistan and Golestān Province of Iran, north of Nimruz Province in Afghanistan and north Chagai District of Balochistan and north of Sind in Pakistan. Northern Balochi dialects are similar to northern Rakhshani and southern Makkorani dialects.

Southern Balochi

Southern Balochi in Iran are living in Southern of Sistan o Baluchestan. In Pakistan Southern Balochi are settled in Southern Balochistan, Southern Sind and Karachi. In Oman most are settled in Muttrah but some settle along Omani coastline and they can be found all over UAE.

Western Balochi

Western Balochi in Iran are living in Northwest and Southeast of Sistan o Baluchestan and very few of Western Balochi people can speak Persian. In Pakistan Western Balochi are settled in northwest of Balochistan. In Afghanistan they are settled along Helmand River and Zaranj area, in the southwest desert region and Mari region in Turkmenistan.

Eastern Balochi

Eastern Balochi are settle in northwestern Balochistan, southwestern Punjab and northwestern Sind in Pakistan.

Comparison

Balochi Dialects by population, region, religion, and languages estimated by the government of Pakistan in 1998.[1]

Group Region(s) Religion(s) Languages Population
Northern Baloch Pakistan Iran Afghanistan Sunni Northern Balochi Unknown
Southern Baloch Pakistan Iran Oman UAE Islam (predominantly) majority Sunni and minority Zikri Southern Balochi 4 Million
Western Baloch Pakistan Iran Afghanistan Turkmenistan Islam (predominantly) majority Sunni and minority Shia Western Balochi 2.8 Million
Eastern Baloch Pakistan Sunni Eastern Balochi 6 Million

See also

References

  1. ^ Population by Level of Education and Rural/Urban

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