Balochi language

Balochi
بلۏچی
Balòci
Balòci (Balochi) written Balo-Rabi in Nastaliq style.
Native toPakistan, Iran, Afghanistan
RegionBalochistan
EthnicityBaloch
Native speakers
8.8 million (2017–2020)[1]
Indo-European
Balochi Standard Alphabet
Official status
Official language in
 Pakistan [a]
Regulated byBalochi Academy, Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan
Balochi Academy Sarbaz, Sarbaz, Iran
Language codes
ISO 639-2bal
ISO 639-3bal – inclusive code
Individual codes:
bgp – Eastern Balochi
bgn – Western Balochi
bcc – Southern Balochi
Glottologbalo1260
Linguasphere58-AAB-a > 58-AAB-aa (East Balochi) + 58-AAB-ab (West Balochi) + 58-AAB-ac (South Balochi) + 58-AAB-ad (Bashkardi)
Approximate geographic distribution of Balochi

Balochi (also called Baluchi) is an Iranic language spoken by the Baloch people in an area called Balochistan which encompasses the regions of southeastern Iran, southern Afghanistan and southwestern Pakistan. It is also spoken as a second language by some Brahui. It is one of nine official languages of Pakistan.

Dialects

Balochi has several dialects. The Ethnologue lists three dialects: Eastern Balochi, Northern Balochi, Southern Balochi and Western Balochi while the Encyclopædia Iranica (from Elfenbein) lists six dialects: Rakhshani (subdialects: Kalati, Panjguri and Sarhaddi), Saravani, Lashari, Kechi, Coastal Dialects, and Eastern Hill 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.

Notes

  1. ↑ Official provincial status

References

  1. ↑ Eberhard, David M.; Simons, Gary F.; Fennig, Charles D., eds. (2023). Ethnologue: Languages of the World (26th ed.). Dallas, Texas: SIL International.
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