Language code: `bal`

Technical information about ISO 639 language code bal

The table below provides technical details for the Baluchi language, designated by the bal code from the ISO 639-2 standard.

Code	`bal`
Name	Baluchi
Text direction	Right-to-Left
Language varieties	Western BalochiSouthern BalochiEastern Balochi
Related languages	KurdishPersian (Farsi)MazandaraniGilaki
Key facts	Belongs to the Northwestern branch of the Iranian languagesLong preserved mainly as an oral language, with Arabic-based and Latin-based writing systems now both in useRich tradition of ballads and epic poetry, often performed with the damburag luteShows considerable lexical borrowing from Persian, Urdu and, in some areas, ArabicRetains archaic Iranian phonological features, such as the contrast between aspirated and unaspirated stops.
Sample phrase	سلام، تی چونه؟
Character encodings	UTF-8, UTF-16, UTF-32
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The Baluchi language, identified by the code bal, falls under the 'Macrolanguage' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Living' by its type.

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