Maltese and Xhosa
Countries
European Union, Malta
South Africa
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
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
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Thank You
Grazzi
Ndiyabulela
How Are You?
Kif int?
Unjani
Good Night
Il-Lejla it-tajba
Ulale kakuhle
Good Evening
Il-Lejla it-tajba
Ubusuku obuhle
Good Afternoon
Wara nofs in-nar it-tajjeb
Uben' emva kwemini entle
Good Morning
L-għodwa t-tajba
Molo
Please
Jekk jogħġbok
Ndicela
Sorry
Skużani!
Ndicela uxolo
Bye
Ċaw
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
I Love You
Inħobbok ħafna
Ndiyakuthanda
Where They Speak
Malta
South Africa
Where They Speak
Malta
South Africa
Dialect 3
Not Present
Hlubi
Where They Speak
Not Available
South Africa
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Malti
isiXhosa
Alternative Names
Malti
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
French Name
maltais
xhosa
German Name
Maltesisch
Xhosa-Sprache
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not Available
Ethnicity
Maltese
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Origin
c. 1470
16th Century
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Semitic
Benue-Congo
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Maltese
isiXhosa
Signed Forms
Maltese Sign Language
Signed Xhosa
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
malt1254
xhos1239
Linguasphere
12-AAC-c
99-AUT-fa
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
Not Available
All Maltese and Xhosa 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 Xhosa dialects. Various dialects of Maltese and Xhosa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Maltese are spoken in different Maltese Speaking Countries whereas Xhosa Dialects are spoken in different Xhosa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Maltese vs Xhosa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Maltese dialects include: Qormi, Żejtun. Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka , Thembu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Maltese and Xhosa Speaking population
Maltese and Xhosa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Maltese and Xhosa languages can be compared. The total count of Maltese and Xhosa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Maltese language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Xhosa 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 Xhosa on Maltese vs Xhosa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Maltese and Xhosa Language Codes
Maltese and Xhosa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Maltese and Xhosa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.