Balochi language

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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https://smallwhale.org/articles/balochi-language

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1. How big is Balochi language?Central Caspian region
2. What is the linguistic classification?Northwestern Iranian language, part of the Indo-Iranian branch
3. What is the estimated speaker population?Approximately 8.8 million total speakers
4. Where do people speak Balochi?Most speakers live in Balochistan, which covers parts of Iran, Pakistan, and Afghanistan. There are also communities in Oman, the UAE, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, Turkmenistan, Kenya, and Tanzania.
5. How many people speak Balochi?About 8.8 million people speak Balochi, and around 6.3 million of them live in Pakistan.

Indo-Iranian languages: A major branch of the Indo-European language family, encompassing languages of Iran and the Indian subcontinent.
Dialect continuum: A linguistic phenomenon where dialects of a language gradually change across geographic space, with neighboring varieties being mutually intelligible.
Linguistic preservation: Efforts to maintain and promote the use and vitality of a language, especially minority or endangered ones.