Xhosa and Maltese Speaking countries

Xhosa and Maltese as Minority Language

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

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

Xhosa and Maltese Regulators

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

Xhosa and Maltese Continents

Thinking about Xhosa and Maltese continents in which Xhosa and Maltese speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Xhosa and Maltese. Most of the Xhosa speaking countries lie in Africa. While Maltese speaking countries lie in Europe. 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 Xhosa and Maltese languages:

Xhosa Interesting Facts:

• 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.

Maltese 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.

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