Rakhshani dialect

Rakhshani
رخشانی
Native toPakistan, Iran Afghanistan, Turkmenistan
RegionBalochistan
Dialects
  • Sarhaddi
  • Kalati
  • Panjguri
Balochi Alphabet
Language codes
ISO 639-2bgn
ISO 639-3bgn – inclusive code
Individual code:
bgn  Western Balochi
Glottolograkh1244 west2368 rakh1244
Linguasphere(West Balochi) 58-AAB-ab (West Balochi)

Rakhshani(Balochi:رخشانی) also termed Western Balochi is a Balochi dialect. The dialect has several important subdialects and spoken predominantly in Pakistan, Iran, Afghanistan and Turkmenistan. The Ethnologue website has classified the dialect under the western Balochi.