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Orthography and Alphabetics issue in Balochi language

Abstract

Alphabets and Orthography of a language play a vital role for the standardization and progress of a language. The Balochi language has been confronting this awaiting issue since its birth. Efforts have been carried out to standardize the Balochi Orthographic System, but a problem always brazened out that whether the orthography to be phonetic way or it is formulated to the needs of time as the other languages have been adopted.

This paper exemplifies the history of alphabets, Orthographic system, phonetic system of the Balochi language and its unsolved problems. Suggestions and opinions will be provided towards a standardized orthographic system.