Balochi language

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.

Related pages
Languages of Pakistan
Languages of Iran
Languages of Afghanistan

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References

Category:Iranian languages
Category:Languages of Afghanistan
Category:Languages of Balochistan (Pakistan)