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Balochi vs Maltese


Maltese vs Balochi


Countries

Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan   
European Union, Malta   

Total No. Of Countries
4   
11
2   
13

National Language
Iran   
Malta   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Europe   

Minority Language
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates   
Australia, Canada, Italy, United States of America   

Regulated By
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee   
National Council for the Maltese Language   

Interesting Facts
  • Balochi language had no written form before the early 19th century. The official language used until that time was Persian.
  • Balochi has borrowed words from Persian, Arabic, Sindhi, and other languages.
  
  • Maltese language is the only semitic language written in Latin characters.
  • Maltese language has borrowed many loan words from English, Italian and French.
  

Similar To
Kurdish and Persian   
Western Arabic Dialects   

Derived From
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language   
Roman Languages   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Balochi-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Maltese-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
34   
16
30   
12

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8   
5
6   
3

How Many Consonants
26   
16
24   
14

Scripts
Perso-Arabic script   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
30 weeks   
9

Greetings

Hello
Salam   
Ħello   

Thank You
mana bebahgsh   
Grazzi   

How Are You?
chone tao?   
Kif int?   

Good Night
jawáin shap   
Il-Lejla it-tajba   

Good Evening
jawáin begáh   
Il-Lejla it-tajba   

Good Afternoon
Not Available   
Wara nofs in-nar it-tajjeb   

Good Morning
jawáin sawáh   
L-għodwa t-tajba   

Please
Mihrabani kan   
Jekk jogħġbok   

Sorry
bebaksh / bebagsh   
Skużani!   

Bye
bye   
Ċaw   

I Love You
Tu mana doost biyeh   
Inħobbok ħafna   

Excuse Me
mana bebahgsh   
Skużi!   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Balochi   
Qormi   

Where They Speak
Pakistan   
Malta   

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00   
17
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Western Balochi   
Żejtun   

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan   
Malta   

How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00   
20
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Southern Balochi   
Not Present   

Where They Speak
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates   
Not Available   

How Many People Speak
3,400,000.00   
10
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
2   
2

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
7.60 million   
99+
0.52 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.11 %   
99+
Not Available   

Native Speakers
7.60 million   
99+
0.52 million   
99+

Native Name
بلوچی   
Malti   

Alternative Names
Baluchi   
Malti   

French Name
baloutchi   
maltais   

German Name
Belutschisch   
Maltesisch   

Pronunciation
Not available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui   
Maltese   

History

Origin
19th Century   
c. 1470   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Afro-Asiatic Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Semitic   

Branch
Not Available   
North Abric   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Balochi   
Maltese   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Maltese Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available   
mt   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
bal   
mlt   

ISO 639 2/B
bal   
mlt   

ISO 639 3
bal   
mlt   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
balo1260   
malt1254   

Linguasphere
58-AAB-a   
12-AAC-c   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Object-Verb   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Synthetic   

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Balochi and Maltese Language History

Comparison of Balochi vs Maltese language history gives us differences between origin of Balochi and Maltese language. History of Balochi language states that this language originated in 19th Century whereas history of Maltese language states that this language originated in c. 1470. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Balochi and Maltese Language History.

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Balochi and Maltese Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Balochi and Maltese greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Balochi and Maltese language. Balochi word for "Hello" is Salam or Maltese word for "Thank You" is Grazzi. Find more of such common Balochi Greetings and Maltese Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Balochi vs Maltese Difficulty

The Balochi vs Maltese difficulty level basically depends on the number of Balochi Alphabets and Maltese Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Balochi and Maltese are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Balochi and Maltese, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Balochi is 44 weeks while to learn Maltese time required is 30 weeks.

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