Balochi dialects

Balochi dialects

Infobox Language
name=Balochi Dialects
nativename=بلوچی "baločî"
states 1=Balochistan,Sindh,Punjab,Turkmenistan, UAE, Oman and India
speakers=5.5 million (1998, Ethnologue) not include Northern Balochi
states 2=dsdsd
speakers 2=5.5 million (1998, Ethnologue) not include Northern Balochi
familycolor=Indo-European
fam2=Indo-Iranian
fam3=Iranian
fam4=Western Iranian
fam5=Northwestern Iranian
nation=Balochistan
iso2=bal
lc1=bal|ld1=Baluchi (generic)|ll1=none
lc2=bgp|ld2=Eastern Balochi
lc3=bgn|ld3=Western Balochi
lc4=bcc|ld4=Southern Balochi|notice=Indic

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.

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.

outhern 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. [ [http://www.statpak.gov.pk/depts/pco/statistics/pop_education/pop_education_rural_urban.html Population by Level of Education and Rural/Urban] ]

ee also

*Baloch

References

* [http://www.ethnologue.com/show_family.asp?subid=90030 Ethnologue report on Balochi]

External links

* http://www.statpak.gov.pk/depts/pco/statistics/pop_by_province/pop_by_province.html
* http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=bgn
* http://encyclopedia.kids.net.au/page/ba/Balochi_language#Western_Balochi


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