BGN ISO 639-3
Balochi, Western
بلوچی (Balochi) Autonym
A language of Pakistan
- ISO 639
- bgn
- Alternate Names
- Baloci, Baluchi, Baluci
- Autonym
- بلوچی (Balochi)
- Population
- 1,050,000 in Pakistan (2017 census). Total users in all countries: 2,264,350.
- Location:
- Balochistan province: northwest; Sindh province: Dadu district.
- Language Status
- 5* (Developing).
- Classification
- Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Iranian, Western, Northwestern, Balochi
- Dialects
- Lashari, Rakhshani (Raxshani), Sarawani. Strongly influenced by Farsi, but not intelligible with Farsi [prs]. A member of macrolanguage Baluchi [bal].
- Language Use
- Used as L2 by Brahui [brh].
- Language Development
- Literacy rate in L1: 1%–5%. Literacy rate in L2: 5%–15%. Newspapers. Radio. Dictionary. Grammar. Texts. Bible portions: 1984–2005.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Balochi, Western
- Writing
- Arabic script, Naskh variant [Arab]. Arabic script, Nastaliq variant [Aran], primary usage. Cyrillic script [Cyrl], used in Turkmenistan.
- Other Comments
- Balochi is the official spelling in Pakistan. A small body of literature. Muslim.
Also Spoken in
- Location
- Helmand, Kandahar, and Nimroz, provinces: Zaranj city and Helmand river areas.
- Dialects
- Rakhshani (Raxshani).
- Language Status
- 5 (Developing)
- Other Comments
- Largely nomadic. Muslim. View other languages of Afghanistan
Language Name
Balochi, Western
User Population
415,000 in Afghanistan (2017 J. Leclerc).
- Location
- Kerman province: Rigan and Fahraj counties; Sistan and Baluchestan province: north; South Khorasan province: northeast.
- Dialects
- Rakhshani (Raxshani), Sarawani.
- Language Status
- 5 (Developing)
- Other Comments
- Distinct from Eastern Balochi [bgp] and Southern Balochi [bcc]. Muslim. View other languages of Iran
Language Name
Balochi, Western
User Population
744,000 in Iran (2019). All Balochi in Iran: 2,000,000 (2019).
- Location
- Scattered.
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Tajikistan
Language Name
Balochi, Western
User Population
6,350 in Tajikistan (2017).
- Location
- Mary province: 2 areas, one northeast of capital, the other on Murgap river upstream from Mary city.
- Language Status
- 6a (Vigorous)
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. Distinct from Eastern [bgp] and Southern Balochi [bcc]. Muslim. View other languages of Turkmenistan
Language Name
Balochi, Western
User Population
49,000 in Turkmenistan (Leclerc 2019b). , based on ethnicity.
Map
Location: Balochistan province: northwest; Sindh province: Dadu district.
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