BCC ISO 639-3
Balochi, Southern
Balóchi, بلوچی (Balochi) Autonym
A language of Pakistan
- ISO 639
- bcc
- Alternate Names
- Baloci, Baluchi, Baluci, Makrani
- Autonym
- Balóchi, بلوچی (Balochi)
- Population
- 2,450,000 in Pakistan (2017 census). Total users in all countries: 3,661,700.
- Location:
- South Balochistan and Sindh provinces, Karachi.
- Language Status
- 5* (Developing).
- Classification
- Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Iranian, Western, Northwestern, Balochi
- Dialects
- Coastal Balochi, Kechi (Keci), Makrani (Lotuni). Distinct from Eastern Balochi [bgp] and fairly distinct from Western Balochi [bgn]. A member of macrolanguage Baluchi [bal].
- Language Development
- Literacy rate in L2: 5%–15%. Radio. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1999.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Balochi, Southern
- Writing
- Arabic script, Naskh variant [Arab]. Arabic script, Nastaliq variant [Aran], primary usage. Latin script [Latn].
- Other Comments
- Balochi is the official spelling in Pakistan. Muslim.
Also Spoken in
- Location
- Long-established scattered communities.
- Dialects
- Makrani (Lotuni).
- Language Status
- 5 (Developing)
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. Come from Oman, Iran, and Pakistan. Muslim. View other languages of United Arab Emirates
Language Name
Balochi, Southern
User Population
404,000 in United Arab Emirates (2020).
- Location
- Hormozgan province: southeast coast; Kerman province: Qaleh Ganj and Rudbar-e Jonubi counties; Sistan and Baluchestan province.
- Dialects
- Makrani (Lotuni), Koroshi.
- Language Status
- 5 (Developing)
- Other Comments
- Muslim. View other languages of Iran
Language Name
Balochi, Southern
User Population
501,000 in Iran (2019).
- Location
- Muscat governorate, and dispersed on Gulf of Oman coast.
- Dialects
- Makrani (Lotuni, Zadgaali), Barahuwi, Bashgaadi, Huuti.
- Language Status
- 6b (Threatened)
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. From Pakistan. The majority are not Omani citizens. Muslim. View other languages of Oman
Language Name
Balochi, Southern
User Population
233,000 in Oman (2020). Ethnic population: 312,000 (1993).
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Qatar
Language Name
Balochi, Southern
User Population
57,000 in Qatar (2019).
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Saudi Arabia
Language Name
Balochi, Southern
User Population
16,700 in Saudi Arabia (2018). , based on ethnicity.
Map
Location: South Balochistan and Sindh provinces, Karachi.
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