Shona and Maltese
Countries
Zimbabwe
European Union, Malta
National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
Malta
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Europe
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Australia, Canada, Italy, United States of America
Regulated By
Not Available
National Council for the Maltese Language
Interesting Facts
- Shona language is tonal language.
- The African people in Zimbabwe is made of 10 ethnic groups, each speaking a different languages, shona is spoken by 60 percent of population.
- 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
Kalanga and Nambya Language
Western Arabic Dialects
Derived From
Not Available
Roman Languages
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Thank You
Waita zvako
Grazzi
How Are You?
Wakadini zvako?
Kif int?
Good Night
Urare zvakanaka
Il-Lejla it-tajba
Good Evening
Manheru
Il-Lejla it-tajba
Good Afternoon
Masikati
Wara nofs in-nar it-tajjeb
Good Morning
Mangwanani
L-għodwa t-tajba
Please
Ndinokumbirawo
Jekk jogħġbok
Sorry
Ndineurombo
Skużani!
I Love You
Ndinokuda
Inħobbok ħafna
Excuse Me
Pamusoro
Skużi!
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
Malta
Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe
Malta
Dialect 3
Zezuru
Not Present
Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
Not Available
Malti
Alternative Names
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
Malti
French Name
shona
maltais
German Name
Schona-Sprache
Maltesisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not Available
Ethnicity
Not Available
Maltese
Origin
20th century
c. 1470
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Semitic
Early Forms
Not Available
No early forms
Standard Forms
Not Available
Maltese
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Maltese Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
core1255
malt1254
Linguasphere
99-AUT-a
12-AAC-c
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Synthetic
All Shona and Maltese 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 Shona and Maltese dialects. Various dialects of Shona and Maltese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Shona are spoken in different Shona Speaking Countries whereas Maltese Dialects are spoken in different Maltese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Shona vs Maltese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Shona dialects include: Hwesa, Karanga. Maltese dialects include: Qormi , Żejtun. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Shona and Maltese Speaking population
Shona and Maltese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Shona and Maltese languages can be compared. The total count of Shona and Maltese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Shona language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Maltese 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 Shona and Maltese on Shona vs Maltese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Shona and Maltese Language Codes
Shona and Maltese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Shona and Maltese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.