Balochi

Summary

Balochi is a natural language^[1]. Balochi draws 1,323 Wikipedia views per month (natural_language category, ranking #113 of 734).^[2]

Key Facts

• Balochi is identified as part of the Baloch ethnic group^[3].
• Balochi is in the country of Pakistan^[4].
• Balochi is in the country of Iran^[5].
• Balochi is in the country of Afghanistan^[6].
• Balochi's instance of is recorded as natural language^[7].
• Balochi's instance of is recorded as modern language^[8].
• Balochi's instance of is recorded as macrolanguage^[9].
• Balochi is a type of Northwestern Iranian^[10].
• Balochi's writing system is recorded as Balochi Standard Orthography^[11].
• Balochi's writing system is recorded as Old Balochi Orthography^[12].
• Balochi's writing system is recorded as Balochi Roman Orthography^[13].
• Balochi's writing system is recorded as Balochi Cyrillic Alphabet^[14].
• Balochi's Commons category is recorded as Balochi language^[15].
• Balochi's Wikimedia language code is recorded as bal^[16].
• Balochi comprises Eastern Balochi^[17].
• Balochi comprises Southern Balochi^[18].
• Balochi comprises Western Balochi^[19].
• Balochi's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Balochi language^[20].
• Balochi's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+7600000'}^[21].
• Balochi's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+4800000'}^[22].
• Balochi's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+82767'}^[23].
• Balochi's described by source is recorded as The Encyclopedia Americana^[24].
• Balochi's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[25].
• Balochi's has characteristic is recorded as macrolanguage^[26].
• Balochi's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'bal', 'text': 'بلوچی'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include natural language^[7], modern language^[8], and macrolanguage^[9]. Balochi is a type of Northwestern Iranian^[10].

Use and Application

Components include Eastern Balochi^[17], a dialect continuum^[28], in Pakistan^[29]; Southern Balochi^[18], a dialect group^[30], in Iran^[31]; and Western Balochi^[19], a dialect group^[32], in Afghanistan^[33].

Why It Matters

Balochi draws 1,323 Wikipedia views per month (natural_language category, ranking #113 of 734).^[2] Balochi has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] Balochi is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]