Zulu and Maltese
Countries
South Africa
European Union, Malta
National Language
South Africa
Malta
Second Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
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
Pan South African Language Board
National Council for the Maltese Language
Interesting Facts
- The meaning of word "Zulu" means "Sky"and Zulu was the name of the ancestor who founded the Zulu royal line in about 1670.
- Zulu language has many loanwords borrowed from Afrikaans and English Languages.
- 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
Xhosa Language
Western Arabic Dialects
Derived From
Not Available
Roman Languages
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Not Available
Thank You
Ngiyabonga
Grazzi
How Are You?
unjani
Kif int?
Good Night
okuhle ebusuku
Il-Lejla it-tajba
Good Evening
okuhle kusihlwa
Il-Lejla it-tajba
Good Afternoon
okuhle ntambama
Wara nofs in-nar it-tajjeb
Good Morning
okuhle ekuseni
L-għodwa t-tajba
Please
Ngiyacela
Jekk jogħġbok
Sorry
Ngiyaxolisa
Skużani!
I Love You
Ngiyakuthanda wena
Inħobbok ħafna
Where They Speak
Gabon, South Africa
Malta
Dialect 2
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu
Żejtun
Where They Speak
Georgia, South Africa
Malta
Dialect 3
Ndebele
Not Present
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
isiZulu
Malti
Alternative Names
Isizulu, Zunda
Malti
French Name
zoulou
maltais
German Name
Zulu-Sprache
Maltesisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not Available
Ethnicity
Zulu people
Maltese
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Semitic
Early Forms
urban Zulu
No early forms
Standard Forms
Deep Zulu
Maltese
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Maltese Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
zulu1248
malt1254
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fg
12-AAC-c
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Synthetic
All Zulu 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 Zulu and Maltese dialects. Various dialects of Zulu and Maltese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Zulu are spoken in different Zulu Speaking Countries whereas Maltese Dialects are spoken in different Maltese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Zulu vs Maltese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Zulu dialects include: Qwabe, central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu. Maltese dialects include: Qormi , Żejtun. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Zulu and Maltese Speaking population
Zulu and Maltese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Zulu and Maltese languages can be compared. The total count of Zulu and Maltese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Zulu language is 0.16 % 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 Zulu and Maltese on Zulu vs Maltese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Zulu and Maltese Language Codes
Zulu and Maltese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Zulu and Maltese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.