Language

Western Balochi

Western Balochi is a language in the Indo-European family spoken in 5 countries.

Portions of Scripture

Scripture in Western Balochi

Portions of Scripture are reported in Western Balochi.

From the Every Language research atlas and its sources. “No known Scripture” means none is recorded in those sources, not that none exists.

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Where Western Balochi is spoken

  • Afghanistan
  • Iran
  • Pakistan
  • Tajikistan
  • Turkmenistan

See Western Balochi on the language map

About Western Balochi

Part of
Baluchi (ISO 639-3 macrolanguage)
Language family
Indo-European
ISO 639-3 code
bgn
Glottocode
west2368
Also known as
Balochi, Western · Balochi, Western: Rakhshani

Dialects and varieties 14

Each variety shows Scripture recorded for that exact variety; it may differ from Western Balochi as a whole.

  • Afghanistan BalochiNo known Scripture
  • Balochi, Western: LashariNo known Scripture
  • Balochi, Western: RakhshaniNo known Scripture
  • Baluchi, PakistanNo known Scripture
  • Baluchi: AfghanistanNo known Scripture
  • Baluchi: IranNo known Scripture
  • BampuriNo known Scripture
  • IranshahrNo known Scripture
  • Kalati BalochiNo known Scripture
  • PanjguriNo known Scripture
  • SarawaniNo known Scripture
  • Sarhaddi BalochiNo known Scripture
  • Sistani BalochiNo known Scripture
  • Turkmenistan BalochiNo known Scripture

Sources

  • DIALECTS source registryDIALECTS research collection · Each original source retains its own terms
  • GlottologHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank, Glottolog 5.3 · CC BY 4.0
  • Data provided by Joshua ProjectData provided by Joshua Project · Noncommercial missions research and educational use
  • Every Language mapEvery Language and its attributed source providers · Owner-authorized publication; upstream terms retained

Atlas data as of 2026-09-05. Joshua Project data is used with permission for noncommercial ministry research and education. Glottolog data: CC BY 4.0. Macrolanguage membership: ISO 639-3 code tables, iso639-3.sil.org.