Baluchi

[ buh-loo-chee ]

/ bəˈlu tʃi /

a member of a nomadic, primarily Sunni Muslim people of Baluchistan.

the language of the Baluchi, an Iranian language of the Indo-European family.

Also Balochi, Baluch.

Origin of Baluchi

Borrowed into English from Persian around 1610–20

The group puts out most of its statements—on its Twitter feed, or its numerous websites—in Arabic, as opposed to Baluchi or Farsi.

The Dangerous Drug-Funded Secret War Between Iran and Pakistan |Umar Farooq |December 29, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The Baluch in Iran do not speak Farsi but Baluchi, just like the Baluch in Pakistan, and in Iran they are a Sunni minority.

The Dangerous Drug-Funded Secret War Between Iran and Pakistan |Umar Farooq |December 29, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
In the early 1980s, he was involved in operations against Baluchi insurgents in southeast Iran.

Is Iran’s Missing General, Ali Reza Asgari, Living in the United States? |IranWire |May 30, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
According to Hersh, these covert activities included support for Baluchi groups such as Jundullah.

Is the U.S. Still Funding Iranian Suicide Bombers? |Reza Aslan |December 16, 2010 |DAILY BEAST

The Baluchi garrison refused all terms, and fired on the boats of the squadron, which were engaged in landing troops.

The Surrender of Napoleon |Sir Frederick Lewis Maitland.
Slavery, polygamy, and concubinage exist throughout the Kelat state and Baluchi area.

Our Moslem Sisters |Annie Van Sommer
Talar 301 in Baluchi bears the signification of a rocky band of cliffs or hills.

The Gates of India |Thomas Holdich
Tomundar, to-mun′-dar, n. the head chief of a Baluchi tribe.

Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) |Various

Baluchi

/ (bəˈluːtʃɪ) /

plural -chis or -chi a member of a Muslim people living chiefly in coastal Pakistan and Iran

the language of this people, belonging to the West Iranian branch of the Indo-European family

of or relating to Baluchistan, its inhabitants, or their language