Learn Balochi

A short guide to reading and pronouncing the Balochi alphabet used in this dictionary.

Alphabet & pronunciation

alike "a" in asp (horse)

álong "a" — like "a" in father

blike "b" in barp (snow)

dlike "d" in dast (hand)

elike "e" in sher (lion)

flike "f" in fánoos (candle)

glike "g" in gok (cow)

hlike "h" in habar (news)

ilike "i" in istár (star)

ílong "i" — like "ee" in see

jlike "j" in jang (war)

klike "k" in kitáb (book)

llike "l" in láp (stomach)

mlike "m" in mach (date palm)

nlike "n" in nán (bread)

olike "o" in log (home)

plike "p" in pit (father)

rlike "r" in rek (sand)

slike "s" in salám (greetings)

tlike "t" in tap (fever)

ulike "u" in ustád (professor)

úlong "u" — like "oo" in moon

wlike "w" in wahd (time)

ylike "y" in yaddar

zlike "z" in zind (life)