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on request · Language · bal · Iranian, Northwestern

ࡁࡀࡋࡅࡊ࡙ࡉ

بلۏچی · Arab script, written right to left. Spoken in Sistan and Baluchestan, and across Pakistan, Afghanistan and the Gulf.

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bal · Arab · right to left · on request

Language · bal · Iranian, Northwestern · on request

ࡁࡀࡋࡅࡊ࡙ࡉ

بلۏچی · Arab script, written right to left. Spoken in Sistan and Baluchestan, and across Pakistan, Afghanistan and the Gulf.

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On the mapWhere spokenrecordedCourses1
ࡄࡔࡀ
ࡀࡊࡀࡃࡉࡌࡉ126 ࡃࡀࡓࡎࡉࡀ, ࡄࡀࡍࡅࡆ ࡄࡉࡑ ࡐࡕࡉࡇ ࡋࡎࡀࡁࡕࡌࡀࡃࡀࡍࡉ3 ࡊࡅࡔࡉࡔࡉࡀ, 5 ࡁࡀࡓࡍࡀࡌࡉࡀࡌࡉࡓࡀࡎ116 ࡉࡅࡌࡉࡀ ࡋࡌࡉࡍࡕࡀࡓ, 40 ࡓࡔࡅࡌࡉࡀ ࡖࡕࡀࡓࡉࡊࡄࡀࡁࡓࡉࡀ88 ࡀࡉࡍࡉࡀ ࡌࡒࡀࡁࡋࡉࡀ, ࡄࡀࡍࡅࡆ ࡄࡉࡑ ࡄࡀࡃࡉࡎࡉࡀ ࡌࡒࡀࡉࡌࡉࡀࡐࡉࡋࡂࡉࡀࡁࡌࡉࡁࡍࡉࡀ. ࡄࡀࡍࡅࡆ ࡄࡉࡑ ࡌࡒࡀࡁࡋࡀ
ScriptArabright to lefton request
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Record

bal
بلۏچیBalochi · Arab
Code
bal
Family
Iranian, Northwestern
Where
Sistan and Baluchestan, and across Pakistan, Afghanistan and the Gulf
Phase
on request
ࡊࡀࡉࡎࡅࡕࡀ
not yet measured
Codes are BCP 47 language and script subtags.

Courses that teach it

1 in the catalogue
BalochiIDCDC-LNG-05 · Planned, outline not written yet
ࡐࡕࡅࡇ
Courses from the Academy catalogue; a course opens for enrolment one by one after review.
ࡀࡊࡀࡃࡉࡌࡉ

Writing

no scripts yet

Its own names

بلۏچیbalòci
right to left

ࡊࡅࡈࡅࡈ

The script page for this variety is not built yet. It is written in the Arab script, right to left.

  • Balochi is written in an Arabic-based alphabet in Iran and Pakistan. Conventions differ between Iran, Pakistan and the Gulf, and a Latin alphabet is also used. CLDR holds no letter set for Balochi yet.
Names in the language's own writing; each sample keeps its direction.
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Resources

3 resources
Glottolog: Southern Balochireference · Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology · checked 2026-10-23
ࡕࡀࡏࡉࡃ ࡄࡅࡀ
Glottolog: Western Balochireference · Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology · checked 2026-10-23
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Glottolog: Eastern Balochireference · Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology · checked 2026-10-23
ࡕࡀࡏࡉࡃ ࡄࡅࡀ
Each resource shows whether its link was checked. A resource without a checked link is labelled to verify.

Linguistics

family, dialects, sounds and standing
Family
Indo-European, then Classical Indo-European, then Indo-Iranian, then Iranian-Nuristani, then Iranian, then Central Iranian PBS, then Central Iranian PB, then Northwestern Iranian, then Balochic, then Southern-Western Balochi, then Southern Balochi-Koroshi
Codes
ISO 639-3 bcc, bgn, bgp · macrolanguage bal · Glottolog sout2642, west2368, east2304
Dialects
Southern Balochi: Coastal Balochi, Kechi (7 listed in all)
Dialects
Western Balochi: Lashari, Rakhshani, Sarawani (11 listed in all)
Dialects
Eastern Balochi: Bugti, Kasrani, Leghari, Marri, Mazari, Upper Sindhi Balochi (6 listed in all)
Standing
Southern Balochi: not endangered (5* (Developing)) ࡕࡀࡍࡀࡅࡉ
Standing
Western Balochi: not endangered (5* (Developing)) ࡕࡀࡍࡀࡅࡉ
Standing
Eastern Balochi: not endangered (5* (Developing)) ࡕࡀࡍࡀࡅࡉ
Sounds
24 consonants and 8 vowels, after Elfenbein 1997 · the inventory ࡕࡀࡏࡉࡃ ࡄࡅࡀ

b d d̠ʒ ɖ ɡ ɣ h j k l m n p ɽ ɾ s ʃ t t̠ʃ ʈ ʋ x z ʒ ä äː eː iː ɪ oː uː ʊ

Southern Balochi-Koroshi
ࡕࡀࡏࡉࡃ ࡄࡅࡀ
ࡁࡃࡅࡒ, ࡀࡅࡎࡉࡐ ࡀࡉࡍࡀ ࡀࡅ ࡂࡅࡆࡀࡓࡔ
ࡏࡅࡃࡓࡀࡍ ࡋࡌࡉࡁࡃࡀࡒ ࡄࡀࡆࡉࡍ ࡌࡉࡍࡉࡀࡍ

ࡌࡅ ࡄࡀࡅࡉࡀ ࡌࡍ ࡁࡀࡕࡀࡓ. ࡍࡀࡈࡓࡀ ࡒࡀࡓࡉࡀ ࡋࡐࡉࡕࡒࡀࡊ ࡅࡁࡀࡃࡉࡒ ࡋࡀࡉࡍࡀ. ࡃࡀࡐࡀ ࡁࡀࡎ ࡁࡀࡕࡀࡓ ࡄࡀࡆࡉࡍ ࡌࡉࡕࡇࡋࡉࡐ. ࡔࡅࡌࡀࡊ ࡋࡀ ࡌࡉࡕࡀࡌࡀࡓ.

ࡆࡉࡍࡉࡀ

ISO 639-3 treats Balochi as a macrolanguage (bal) with Southern, Western and Eastern Balochi. Balochi in Iran is mostly Southern and Western.

to verify · ISO 639-3 code tables. SIL International, registration authority.; Jahani and Korn. Balochi. In Windfuhr (ed.), The Iranian Languages.

In law

The 2004 Constitution of Afghanistan (Article 16) makes Baluchi a third official language in areas where most people speak it.Constitute Project. Constitutions of the world, English translations.
ࡕࡀࡏࡉࡃ ࡄࡅࡀ

Speakers

ࡋࡀ ࡉࡀࡃࡉࡏࡀ
ࡌࡉࡏࡉࡀࡓ
speakers
ࡔࡉࡕࡀ
ࡋࡀ ࡌࡉࡕࡊࡀࡕࡁࡀ
ࡌࡀࡍࡁࡀࡏ
ࡄࡀࡍࡅࡆ ࡀࡉࡍࡀ ࡋࡀࡉࡊࡀ. ࡋࡀ ࡉࡀࡃࡉࡏࡀ ࡌࡇࡀࡅࡉࡍࡉࡍ, ࡋࡀ ࡎࡁࡀࡓࡀ.
ࡅࡀࡆࡏࡉࡀࡕ
ࡋࡀ ࡉࡀࡃࡉࡏࡀ
ࡁࡃࡅࡒ, ࡀࡅࡎࡉࡐ ࡀࡉࡍࡀ ࡀࡅ ࡂࡅࡆࡀࡓࡔ
ࡏࡅࡃࡓࡀࡍ ࡋࡌࡉࡁࡃࡀࡒ ࡄࡀࡆࡉࡍ ࡌࡉࡍࡉࡀࡍ

ࡌࡅ ࡄࡀࡅࡉࡀ ࡌࡍ ࡁࡀࡕࡀࡓ. ࡍࡀࡈࡓࡀ ࡒࡀࡓࡉࡀ ࡋࡐࡉࡕࡒࡀࡊ ࡅࡁࡀࡃࡉࡒ ࡋࡀࡉࡍࡀ. ࡃࡀࡐࡀ ࡁࡀࡎ ࡁࡀࡕࡀࡓ ࡄࡀࡆࡉࡍ ࡌࡉࡕࡇࡋࡉࡐ. ࡔࡅࡌࡀࡊ ࡋࡀ ࡌࡉࡕࡀࡌࡀࡓ.

No speaker figure has been verified for this platform yet. It stays unknown until a census or survey figure is checked with its measure, year and source.

Classification and standing from the sources named on each line. Where views differ, each view is shown with its sources.

ࡉࡀࡋࡉࡐ

1 course
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BalochiIDCDC-LNG-05 · Planned, outline not written yet
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