Xhosa and Maltese
Countries
South Africa
European Union, Malta
National Language
South Africa
Malta
Second Language
Lesotho, South Africa
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Europe
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho
Australia, Canada, Italy, United States of America
Regulated By
Not Available
National Council for the Maltese Language
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 language is the only semitic language written in Latin characters.
- Maltese language has borrowed many loan words from English, Italian and French.
Similar To
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Western Arabic Dialects
Derived From
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Roman Languages
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Not Available
Thank You
Ndiyabulela
Grazzi
How Are You?
Unjani
Kif int?
Good Night
Ulale kakuhle
Il-Lejla it-tajba
Good Evening
Ubusuku obuhle
Il-Lejla it-tajba
Good Afternoon
Uben' emva kwemini entle
Wara nofs in-nar it-tajjeb
Good Morning
Molo
L-għodwa t-tajba
Please
Ndicela
Jekk jogħġbok
Sorry
Ndicela uxolo
Skużani!
Bye
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
Ċaw
I Love You
Ndiyakuthanda
Inħobbok ħafna
Where They Speak
South Africa
Malta
Where They Speak
South Africa
Malta
Dialect 3
Hlubi
Not Present
Where They Speak
South Africa
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
isiXhosa
Malti
Alternative Names
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
Malti
French Name
xhosa
maltais
German Name
Xhosa-Sprache
Maltesisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not Available
Ethnicity
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Maltese
Origin
16th Century
c. 1470
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Semitic
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
isiXhosa
Maltese
Signed Forms
Signed Xhosa
Maltese Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
xhos1239
malt1254
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fa
12-AAC-c
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Synthetic
All Xhosa 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 Xhosa and Maltese dialects. Various dialects of Xhosa and Maltese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Xhosa are spoken in different Xhosa Speaking Countries whereas Maltese Dialects are spoken in different Maltese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Xhosa vs Maltese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka, Thembu. Maltese dialects include: Qormi , Żejtun. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Xhosa and Maltese Speaking population
Xhosa and Maltese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Xhosa and Maltese languages can be compared. The total count of Xhosa and Maltese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Xhosa language is 0.11 % 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 Xhosa and Maltese on Xhosa vs Maltese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Xhosa and Maltese Language Codes
Xhosa and Maltese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Xhosa and Maltese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.