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Pashto vs Maltese


Maltese vs Pashto


Countries

Countries
Afganistan   
European Union, Malta   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora   
Malta   

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

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Europe   

Minority Language
Pakistan   
Australia, Canada, Italy, United States of America   

Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)   
National Council for the Maltese Language   

Interesting Facts
  • Pashto language is originated in the regions of Paktika and Paktia areas of Afghanistan.
  • The first Pashto poem was written in the 7th century.
  
  • 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
Persian and Balochi Languages   
Western Arabic Dialects   

Derived From
Not Available   
Roman Languages   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
44   
24
30   
12

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
6   
3

How Many Consonants
29   
19
24   
14

Scripts
Arabic   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
30 weeks   
9

Greetings

Hello
(salaam) سلام   
Ħello   

Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر   
Grazzi   

How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟   
Kif int?   

Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير   
Il-Lejla it-tajba   

Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير   
Il-Lejla it-tajba   

Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير   
Wara nofs in-nar it-tajjeb   

Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير‏   
L-għodwa t-tajba   

Please
(lotfan) لطفا   
Jekk jogħġbok   

Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم   
Skużani!   

Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان   
Ċaw   

I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)   
Inħobbok ħafna   

Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم   
Skużi!   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Central Pashto   
Qormi   

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan   
Malta   

How Many People Speak
6,500,000.00   
14
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Northern Pashto   
Żejtun   

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan   
Malta   

How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00   
4
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Wanetsi   
Not Present   

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan   
Not Available   

How Many People Speak
95,000.00   
29
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
21   
19
2   
2

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
60.00 million   
27
0.52 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.58 %   
26
Not Available   

Native Speakers
60.00 million   
20
0.52 million   
99+

Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو   
Malti   

Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto   
Malti   

French Name
pachto   
maltais   

German Name
Paschtu   
Maltesisch   

Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Pashtun   
Maltese   

History

Origin
1651   
c. 1470   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Afro-Asiatic Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Semitic   

Branch
Iranian   
North Abric   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto   
Maltese   

Language Position
82   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Maltese Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ps   
mt   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pus   
mlt   

ISO 639 2/B
pus   
mlt   

ISO 639 3
pus   
mlt   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
pash1269   
malt1254   

Linguasphere
58-ABD-a   
12-AAC-c   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb   
Subject-Object-Verb   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Synthetic   

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Pashto and Maltese Language History

Comparison of Pashto vs Maltese language history gives us differences between origin of Pashto and Maltese language. History of Pashto language states that this language originated in 1651 whereas history of Maltese language states that this language originated in c. 1470. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Pashto and Maltese Language History.

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Pashto and Maltese Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Pashto and Maltese greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Pashto and Maltese language. Pashto word for "Hello" is (salaam) سلام or Maltese word for "Thank You" is Grazzi. Find more of such common Pashto Greetings and Maltese Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Pashto vs Maltese Difficulty

The Pashto vs Maltese difficulty level basically depends on the number of Pashto Alphabets and Maltese Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Pashto and Maltese are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Pashto and Maltese, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Pashto is 44 weeks while to learn Maltese time required is 30 weeks.

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