Maltese and Dzongkha
Countries
European Union, Malta
Bhutan
National Language
Malta
Bhutan
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
India
Speaking Continents
Europe
Asia
Minority Language
Australia, Canada, Italy, United States of America
India
Regulated By
National Council for the Maltese Language
Dzongkha Development Commission
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.
- Standard romanization of the Dzongkha language is Roman Dzongkha.
Similar To
Western Arabic Dialects
Sikkimese Language
Derived From
Roman Languages
Tibetan Language
Alphabets in
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Dzongkha-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Latin
Dzongkha Braille, Tibetan Braille
Writing Direction
Not Available
Not Available
Language Levels
Not Available
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Hello
Ħello
Kuzoozangpo La
Thank You
Grazzi
Kaadinchhey La
How Are You?
Kif int?
Ga Day Bay Zhu Yoe Ga ?
Good Night
Il-Lejla it-tajba
lek shom ay zim
Good Evening
Il-Lejla it-tajba
Not Available
Good Afternoon
Wara nofs in-nar it-tajjeb
Not Available
Good Morning
L-għodwa t-tajba
Not Available
Please
Jekk jogħġbok
Not Available
I Love You
Inħobbok ħafna
Nga cheu lu ga
Excuse Me
Skużi!
Tsip maza
Where They Speak
Malta
Bhutan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
Malta
Bhutan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Not Present
Adap
Where They Speak
Not Available
Bhutan
Total No. Of Dialects
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
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Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Malti
རྫོང་ཁ (dzongkha)
Alternative Names
Malti
Bhotia of Bhutan, Bhotia of Dukpa, Bhutanese, Drukha, Drukke, Dukpa, Jonkha, Rdzongkha, Zongkhar
French Name
maltais
dzongkha
German Name
Maltesisch
Dzongkha
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not available
Ethnicity
Maltese
Ngalop people
Origin
c. 1470
17th Century
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Subgroup
Semitic
Not Available
Branch
North Abric
Tibeto-Burman
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Maltese
Dzongkha
Signed Forms
Maltese Sign Language
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
malt1254
nucl1307
Linguasphere
12-AAC-c
No data Available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
Not Available
All Maltese and Dzongkha 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 Dzongkha dialects. Various dialects of Maltese and Dzongkha language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Maltese are spoken in different Maltese Speaking Countries whereas Dzongkha Dialects are spoken in different Dzongkha speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Maltese vs Dzongkha Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Maltese dialects include: Qormi, Żejtun. Dzongkha dialects include: Laya , Lunana. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Maltese and Dzongkha Speaking population
Maltese and Dzongkha speaking population is one of the factors based on which Maltese and Dzongkha languages can be compared. The total count of Maltese and Dzongkha Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Maltese language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Dzongkha 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 Maltese and Dzongkha on Maltese vs Dzongkha where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Maltese and Dzongkha Language Codes
Maltese and Dzongkha language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Maltese and Dzongkha Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.