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Kannada and Maltese


Maltese and Kannada


Countries

Countries
India, Karnataka, India   
European Union, Malta   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

National Language
Karnataka, India   
Malta   

Second Language
Goa   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Europe   

Minority Language
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana   
Australia, Canada, Italy, United States of America   

Regulated By
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka   
National Council for the Maltese Language   

Interesting Facts
  • Kannada is the third oldest language after Sanskrit and Tamil of India
  • Kannada language is only Indian language which got maximum i.e. 8 GyanaPeetha Awards.
  
  • 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
Telugu   
Western Arabic Dialects   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Roman Languages   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
49   
29
30   
12

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
14   
11
6   
3

How Many Consonants
35   
25
24   
14

Scripts
Kannada Script   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
30 weeks   
9

Greetings

Hello
ಹಲೋ (Halō)   
Ħello   

Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)   
Grazzi   

How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)   
Kif int?   

Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)   
Il-Lejla it-tajba   

Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)   
Il-Lejla it-tajba   

Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)   
Wara nofs in-nar it-tajjeb   

Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)   
L-għodwa t-tajba   

Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)   
Jekk jogħġbok   

Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)   
Skużani!   

Bye
ಬೈ (Bai)   
Ċaw   

I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)   
Inħobbok ħafna   

Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)   
Skużi!   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Badaga   
Qormi   

Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris   
Malta   

How Many People Speak
540,000.00   
33
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Urali   
Żejtun   

Where They Speak
kerala   
Malta   

How Many People Speak
6,440.00   
99+
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Kurumba   
Not Present   

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu   
Not Available   

How Many People Speak
220,000.00   
23
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
20   
18
2   
2

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
49.00 million   
29
0.52 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.58 %   
26
Not Available   

Native Speakers
38.00 million   
26
0.52 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
11.00 million   
21
Not Available   

Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)   
Malti   

Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi   
Malti   

French Name
kannada   
maltais   

German Name
Kannada   
Maltesisch   

Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Kannadiga   
Maltese   

History

Origin
c. 450   
c. 1470   

Language Family
Dravidian Family   
Afro-Asiatic Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Semitic   

Branch
Not Available   
North Abric   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Modern Kannada   
Maltese   

Language Position
31   
25
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)   
Maltese Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
kn   
mt   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
kan   
mlt   

ISO 639 2/B
kan   
mlt   

ISO 639 3
kan   
mlt   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
nucl1305   
malt1254   

Linguasphere
No data available   
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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All Kannada and Maltese Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Kannada and Maltese dialects. Various dialects of Kannada and Maltese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Kannada are spoken in different Kannada Speaking Countries whereas Maltese Dialects are spoken in different Maltese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Kannada vs Maltese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Kannada dialects include: Badaga, Urali. Maltese dialects include: Qormi , Żejtun. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Kannada and Maltese Speaking population

Kannada and Maltese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kannada and Maltese languages can be compared. The total count of Kannada and Maltese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kannada language is 0.58 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Maltese language is Not Available. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Kannada and Maltese on Kannada vs Maltese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Kannada and Maltese Language Codes

Kannada and Maltese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Kannada and Maltese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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