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Maltese and Balochi


Balochi and Maltese


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
4   
11

National Language
Malta   
Iran   

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

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Asia   

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

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

Interesting Facts
  • Maltese language is the only semitic language written in Latin characters.
  • Maltese language has borrowed many loan words from English, Italian and French.
  
  • 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.
  

Similar To
Western Arabic Dialects   
Kurdish and Persian   

Derived From
Roman Languages   
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
30   
12
34   
16

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6   
3
8   
5

How Many Consonants
24   
14
26   
16

Scripts
Latin   
Perso-Arabic script   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks   
9
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Ħello   
Salam   

Thank You
Grazzi   
mana bebahgsh   

How Are You?
Kif int?   
chone tao?   

Good Night
Il-Lejla it-tajba   
jawáin shap   

Good Evening
Il-Lejla it-tajba   
jawáin begáh   

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

Good Morning
L-għodwa t-tajba   
jawáin sawáh   

Please
Jekk jogħġbok   
Mihrabani kan   

Sorry
Skużani!   
bebaksh / bebagsh   

Bye
Ċaw   
bye   

I Love You
Inħobbok ħafna   
Tu mana doost biyeh   

Excuse Me
Skużi!   
mana bebahgsh   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Qormi   
Eastern Balochi   

Where They Speak
Malta   
Pakistan   

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

Dialect 2
Żejtun   
Western Balochi   

Where They Speak
Malta   
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan   

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

Dialect 3
Not Present   
Southern Balochi   

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

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

Total No. Of Dialects
2   
2
3   
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.11 %   
99+

Native Speakers
0.52 million   
99+
7.60 million   
99+

Native Name
Malti   
بلوچی   

Alternative Names
Malti   
Baluchi   

French Name
maltais   
baloutchi   

German Name
Maltesisch   
Belutschisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not available   

Ethnicity
Maltese   
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui   

History

Origin
c. 1470   
19th Century   

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Semitic   
Not Available   

Branch
North Abric   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Maltese   
Balochi   

Signed Forms
Maltese Sign Language   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
mt   
No data available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mlt   
bal   

ISO 639 2/B
mlt   
bal   

ISO 639 3
mlt   
bal   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
malt1254   
balo1260   

Linguasphere
12-AAC-c   
58-AAB-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic   
Not Available   

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All Maltese and Balochi 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 Maltese and Balochi dialects. Various dialects of Maltese and Balochi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Maltese are spoken in different Maltese Speaking Countries whereas Balochi Dialects are spoken in different Balochi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Maltese vs Balochi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Maltese dialects include: Qormi, Żejtun. Balochi dialects include: Eastern Balochi , Western Balochi. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Maltese and Balochi Speaking population

Maltese and Balochi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Maltese and Balochi languages can be compared. The total count of Maltese and Balochi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Maltese language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Balochi language is 0.11 %. 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 Maltese and Balochi on Maltese vs Balochi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Maltese and Balochi Language Codes

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

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