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 | Total Speakers 1,735,000
Usage by Country Home Speakers: Pakistan, Iran, Afghanistan, Oman, United Arab Emirates Background It belongs to the Indo-European family, Iranian branch of the Indo-Iranian subgroup, and is spoken by 5 million people, considering speakers of all Balochi varieties in all countries. Arabic script is used. It is one of the major languages in Pakistan. Received: 19981116 Posted: 19991101 Checked: Sources | |