Home
Languagevs


Shona vs Maltese


Maltese vs Shona


Countries

Countries
Zimbabwe   
European Union, Malta   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

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

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

Alphabets
Not Available   
30   
12

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
6   
3

How Many Consonants
46   
34
24   
14

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
30 weeks   
9

Greetings

Hello
Mhoro   
Ħello   

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!   

Bye
bye   
Ċaw   

I Love You
Ndinokuda   
Inħobbok ħafna   

Excuse Me
Pamusoro   
Skużi!   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Hwesa   
Qormi   

Where They Speak
Zimbabwe   
Malta   

Dialect 2
Karanga   
Żejtun   

Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe   
Malta   

Dialect 3
Zezuru   
Not Present   

Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland   
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
2   
2

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million   
40
0.52 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.13 %   
99+
Not Available   

Native Speakers
8.30 million   
99+
0.52 million   
99+

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   

History

Origin
20th century   
c. 1470   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Afro-Asiatic Family   

Subgroup
Benue-Congo   
Semitic   

Branch
Bantu   
North Abric   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Not Available   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Not Available   
Maltese   

Language Position
107   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Maltese Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
sn   
mt   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
sna   
mlt   

ISO 639 2/B
sna   
mlt   

ISO 639 3
sna   
mlt   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
core1255   
malt1254   

Linguasphere
99-AUT-a   
12-AAC-c   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Object-Verb   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Synthetic   

Countries >>
<< All

Shona and Maltese Language History

Comparison of Shona vs Maltese language history gives us differences between origin of Shona and Maltese language. History of Shona language states that this language originated in 20th century 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 Shona and Maltese Language History.

Compare Most Difficult Languages

Shona 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 Shona and Maltese greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Shona and Maltese language. Shona word for "Hello" is Mhoro or Maltese word for "Thank You" is Grazzi. Find more of such common Shona Greetings and Maltese Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Shona vs Maltese Difficulty

The Shona vs Maltese difficulty level basically depends on the number of Shona 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 Shona and Maltese are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Shona and Maltese, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Shona is Not Available while to learn Maltese time required is 30 weeks.

Most Difficult Languages

Most Difficult Languages

» More Most Difficult Languages

Compare Most Difficult Languages

» More Compare Most Difficult Languages