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Sigma KEE - WesternBalochiLanguage
WesternBalochiLanguage(western balochi language)

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(documentation WesternBalochiLanguage EnglishLanguage "The WesternBalochiLanguage is a BalochiLanguage of Pakistan. SIL code: BGN. ISO 639-2: bal. Population: 1,116,000 in Pakistan (1998). Population total all countries: 1,800,000. Region: Northwestern Balochistan Province. Also spoken in Afghanistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan. Alternate names: BALUCHI, BALOCI, BALUCI. Dialects: RAKHSHANI (RAXSHANI), SARAWANI. Comments: Balochi is the official spelling in Pakistan. It has a small body of literature. Literacy rate in first language: 1% to 5%. Literacy rate in second language: 5% to 15%. Urdu script used. Radio programs. Sunni Muslim. Bible portions 1984. Also spoken in: Afghanistan. (Language name: BALOCHI, WESTERN. Population: 200,000 in Afghanistan (1979 estimate). Alternate names: BALUCHI, BALUCI, BALOCI. Dialects: RAKHSHANI (RAXSHANI). Comments: Largely nomadic. Literacy rate in first language: 5% to 10%. Literacy rate in second language: 15% to 25%. Arabic script. Newspapers. Sunni Muslim. Bible portions 1984. Also spoken in: Iran. (Language name: BALOCHI, WESTERN.) Population: 451,000 in Iran, 1% of the population (1986). Alternate names: BALUCHI, BALUCI, BALOCI. Dialects: RAKHSHANI (RAXSHANI), SARAWANI. Comments: Strongly influenced by Fars, but not intelligible with Farsi. Few speak Farsi. Distinct from Eastern and Southern Balochi. Ethnic group: Yarahmadza. Sunni Muslim. Bible portions 1984. Also spoken in: Turkmenistan. (Language name: BALOCHI, WESTERN.) Population: 28,000 in Turkmenistan (1993). Alternate names: BALOCI, BALUCHI, BALUCI. Comments: Turkmen is used as the literary language in Turkmenistan. Distinct from Eastern and Southern Balochi. Muslim. Bible portions 1984.(extract from http:/ / www.ethnologue.com/ )") Languages.kif 9047-9069
(externalImage WesternBalochiLanguage "http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/ commons/ 4/ 42/ Pakistan_ethnic_1973.jpg") pictureList.kif 12162-12162
(externalImage WesternBalochiLanguage "http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/ commons/ d/ dd/ Moderniranianlanguagesmap24.PNG") pictureList.kif 8796-8796
(instance WesternBalochiLanguage BalochiLanguage) Languages.kif 9046-9046 Western balochi language is an instance of balochi language

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(termFormat ChineseLanguage WesternBalochiLanguage "西方balochi语言") domainEnglishFormat.kif 62811-62811
(termFormat ChineseTraditionalLanguage WesternBalochiLanguage "西方balochi語言") domainEnglishFormat.kif 62810-62810
(termFormat EnglishLanguage WesternBalochiLanguage "western balochi language") domainEnglishFormat.kif 62809-62809


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