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Maltese and Xhosa Speaking countries


Xhosa and Maltese Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
European Union, Malta   
South Africa   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
1   
14

National Language
Malta   
South Africa   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Lesotho, South Africa   

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Africa   

Minority Language
Australia, Canada, Italy, United States of America   
Botswana, Lesotho   

Regulated By
National Council for the Maltese Language   
Not Available   

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.
  
  • Xhosa has 15 click sounds, borrowed from the khoi-khoi and san languages of the South Africa.
  • The same sequence of consonants and vowels can have different meaning when said with different tones, so Xhosa is tonal.
  

Similar To
Western Arabic Dialects   
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele   

Derived From
Roman Languages   
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages   

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Maltese and Xhosa as Minority Language

In Maltese and Xhosa speaking countries you will get the countries which have Maltese and Xhosa as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.

  • Maltese as minority language: Australia, Canada, Italy, United States of America.
  • Xhosa as minority language: Botswana, Lesotho.

If you want to compare Maltese and Xhosa dialects, then you can go to Maltese vs Xhosa Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Maltese and Xhosa Regulators

Maltese and Xhosa speaking countries provide you Maltese and Xhosa regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. National Council for the Maltese Language regulates Maltese language.Xhosa is not regulated. Also get to learn, Maltese and Xhosa Language History.

Maltese and Xhosa Continents

Thinking about Maltese and Xhosa continents in which Maltese and Xhosa speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Maltese and Xhosa. Most of the Maltese speaking countries lie in Europe. While Xhosa speaking countries lie in Africa. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of Maltese and Xhosa languages:

Maltese Interesting Facts:

Xhosa Interesting Facts:

The Maltese language was derived from Roman Languages and is similar to Western Arabic Dialects whereas Maltese language is similar to Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele and derived from Khoi-Khoi and San Languages.

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