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Zulu and Maltese


Maltese and Zulu


Countries

Countries
South Africa   
European Union, Malta   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

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

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

Alphabets
57   
34
30   
12

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
6   
3

How Many Consonants
50   
35
24   
14

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
30 weeks   
9

Greetings

Hello
Sawubona   
Ħello   

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!   

Bye
bye   
Ċaw   

I Love You
Ngiyakuthanda wena   
Inħobbok ħafna   

Excuse Me
Uxolo   
Skużi!   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Qwabe   
Qormi   

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   

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
2   
2

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
30.00 million   
36
0.52 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.16 %   
99+
Not Available   

Native Speakers
12.00 million   
99+
0.52 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
16.00 million   
17
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   

History

Origin
19   
c. 1470   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Afro-Asiatic Family   

Subgroup
Benue-Congo   
Semitic   

Branch
Beatu   
North Abric   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
urban Zulu   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Deep Zulu   
Maltese   

Language Position
87   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Maltese Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
zu   
mt   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
zul   
mlt   

ISO 639 2/B
zul   
mlt   

ISO 639 3
zul   
mlt   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
zulu1248   
malt1254   

Linguasphere
99-AUT-fg   
12-AAC-c   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Subject-Object-Verb   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Synthetic   

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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.

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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.

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