Bálóchi Jwánáb

Complete guide to Balochi consonants with classifications and examples

Total Consonants

Frequently Used

Loanword Only

Consonant Chart

plosives

labialp, b

dental/alveolart, d

retroflexth, dh

velark, g

fricatives

labial(f)

dental/alveolars, z

post-alveolar/palatalsh, zh

velar(kh), (gh)

glottalh

affricates

post-alveolar/palatalch, j

nasals

labialm

dental/alveolarn, (ń)

tap

dental/alveolarr

retroflex tap

retroflexrh

lateral

dental/alveolarl

approximants

labialw

palataly

Detailed Breakdown

pپ

plosive

labial

pet(پت)

father

pocch(پُچ)

clothes

bápári(باپاری)

trader

kapag(کپگ)

to fall

shap(شپ)

evening, night

láp(لاپ)

stomach

chippok(چیپّک)

chick

gapp(گپّ)

talk

bب

plosive

labial

brát(برات)

brother

romb(رُمب)

group

bér(بێر)

revenge

habar(هبر)

word, talk

gyábán(گیابان)

desert

ketáb(کتاب)

book

rabb(ربّ)

Lord

dhobbah(ڈُبّه)

duty

tت

plosive

dental/alveolar

tawár(تئوار)

voice

tahl(تهل)

bitter

háterá(هاترا)

for, for the sake of

óshtag(اۆشتگ)

to stand up

rást(راست)

right, true

zutter(زوتّر)

quicker, faster

sutt(سوتّ)

profit, gain

dد

plosive

dental/alveolar

dóst(دۆست)

friend

bádsháh(بادشاه)

king

padá(پدا)

later, afterwards

héd(هێد)

sweat

pád(پاد)

leg, foot

paddar(پدّر)

clear, evident, visible

hasadd(هسدّ)

envy

thٹ

plosive

retroflex

thál(ٹال)

branch (of tree)

lóthag(لۆٹگ)

to want

léthag(لێٹگ)

to roll over

poth(پُٹ)

body-hair, fur

chawath(چئوٹ)

sandal

patthag(پٹّگ)

to search, to look for

gatth(گٹّ)

busy

dhڈ

plosive

retroflex

dhawl(ڈئول)

way, manner

sardhagár(سرڈگار)

region, land

godhsará(گُڈسرا)

at last, finally

gwandh(گوَنڈ)

small

chondh(چُنڈ)

piece

goddhag(گُڈّگ)

to chop off, to cut off

haddh(هَڈّ)

bone

kک

plosive

velar

kár(کار)

work

kas(کَس)

person

balkén(بلکێن)

maybe

yak(یک)

one

ták(تاک)

leaf, page

kukkár(کوکّار)

shout, scream

chokk(چُکّ)

child

gگ

plosive

velar

gohár(گهار)

sister

agan(اگن)

bégáh(بێگاه)

late afternoon/early evening

morg(مرگ)

chicken

lóg(لۆگ)

house

laggag(لگّک)

to begin, to start

saggag(سگّگ)

to endure

fف

fricative

labial

fawn(فئون)

phone

futbál(فوتبال)

football

off(اُفّ)

alas

sس

fricative

dental/alveolar

sáhat(ساهت)

hour

dast(دست)

arm, hand

tosag(تُسگ)

to faint

kas(کَس)

person

ás(آس)

fire

passaw(پسّئو)

answer

bass(بسّ)

enough

kass(کَسّ)

nobody

shش

fricative

post-alveolar/palatal

shap(شپ)

evening, night

gwashag(گوَشگ)

to say

lashkar(لشکر)

army

gésh(گێش)

gósh(گۆش)

ear

kasshag(کشّگ)

to pull, to draw

wassh(وشّ)

happy, well

zز

fricative

dental/alveolar

zendag(زندگ)

alive

darwázag(دروازگ)

door

pánzdah(پانزده)

fifteen

báz(باز)

very, much

bazzag(بزّگ)

destitute, poor

mozz(مزّ)

wages

chizz(چیزّ)

thing

zhژ

fricative

post-alveolar/palatal

zhand(ژند)

tired, worn out

rozhn(رُژن)

light

bazhn(بَژن)

woe

hozzhár(هژّار)

cautious, vigilant

khخ

fricative

velar

khalij(خلیج)

bay

khomár(خمار)

drunk, intoxicated

daskhatt(دسختّ)

signature

ghغ

fricative

velar

ghayrat(غئیرت)

honour, dignity

bálegh(بالغ)

adolescent, mature

hه

fricative

glottal

hawr(هئور)

rain

sáhat(ساهت)

hour, clock, watch

tahár(تهار)

dark

béh(بێه)

origin, basis

móh(مۆه)

opportunity

chچ

affricate

post-alveolar/palatal

chón(چۆن)

how

róchag(رۆچگ)

fasting

bachak(بچک)

boy

panch(پنچ)

five

róch(رۆچ)

day, sun

lacchénag(لچّێنگ)

to attach

macch(مَچّ)

date palm

jج

affricate

post-alveolar/palatal

jenek(جنک)

girl

bójag(بۆجگ)

to untie

panjáh(پنجاه)

fifty

ráj(راج)

people, nation

bongéj(بنگێج)

start

pajjár(پجّار)

recognition, identity

hojj(هُجّ)

force

mم

nasal

labial

mondrig(مندریگ)

ring

omr(اُمر)

life

hamsáheg(همساهگ)

neighbour

ham(هم)

also

nám(نام)

name

kimmat(کیمّت)

price, value

chamm(چمّ)

eye

nن

nasal

dental/alveolar

nun(نون)

now

bándá(باندا)

tomorrow

kandag(کندگ)

to laugh; laughter

rógen(رۆگن)

oil

dán(دان)

grain, rice (uncooked)

tonnig(تنّیگ)

thirsty

dhann(ڈنّ)

out, outside

ńں

nasal (nun ghunna)

dental/alveolar

báń(باں)

I will be/become

táń(تاں)

until

máń(ماں)

rر

tap

dental/alveolar

róch(رۆچ)

day, sun

warag(ورگ)

to eat, to drink

brát(برات)

brother

dér(دێر)

late

kár(کار)

work

korrag(کرّگ)

foal

zarr(زرّ)

money, gold

rhڑ

retroflex tap

retroflex

márhi(ماڑی)

palace

gorháh(گڑا)

then

merh(مڑ)

fight

nájórh(ناجۆڑ)

ill

lل

lateral

dental/alveolar

lonth(لُنٹ)

lip

hálig(هالیگ)

empty

halk(هلک)

village, encampment

gal(گل)

happy

del(دل)

heart

ballok(بلّک)

grandmother

lell(لِلّ)

dumb

wو

approximant

labial

wáb(واب)

sleep

báwar(باور)

faith, belief

gwát(گوات)

wind

yی

approximant

palatal

yát(یات)

memory

sharyat(شریت)

religious law

nyámá(نیاما)

between, among