Balochi, Eastern

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A language of Pakistan

ISO 639-3
bgp
Alternate Names
Baloci, Baluchi, Baluci, Eastern Hill Balochi
Autonym
بلوچی‎ (Balōčī), بلوچی زبان‎ (Balōčī Zubān)
Population

3,050,000 (2004 J. Leclerc). 5,000,000 including L2 users of all Balochi languages. Total users in all countries: 3,050,800.

Location

Balochistan province: northeast; Punjab province: southwest; Sindh province: northwest.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification
Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Iranian, Western, Northwestern, Balochi
Dialects

A member of macrolanguage Baluchi [bal].

Typology

SOV; both prepositions and postpositions; gender (masculine/feminine); no articles; case-marking (5 cases); ergativity; passives; tense and aspect; 23 consonant and 8 vowel phonemes; non-tonal.

Language Use

Also use Saraiki [skr].

Language Development
Literacy rate in L2: 5%–15%. Radio. Grammar. Bible portions: 1815–1906.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Balochi, Eastern
Writing

Arabic script, Naskh variant [Arab]. Arabic script, Nastaliq variant [Aran], primary usage.

Other Comments

Balochi is the official spelling in Pakistan. A major language in Pakistan. Distinct from Western Balochi [bgn] and Southern Balochi [bcc]. A small body of literature. Muslim.

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