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Balochi and Maltese


Maltese and Balochi


Countries

Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan  
European Union, Malta  

Total No. Of Countries
4  
11
2  
13

National Language
Iran  
Malta  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Europe  

Minority Language
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates  
Australia, Canada, Italy, United States of America  

Regulated By
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee  
National Council for the Maltese Language  

Interesting Facts
  • Balochi language had no written form before the early 19th century. The official language used until that time was Persian.
  • Balochi has borrowed words from Persian, Arabic, Sindhi, and other 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
Kurdish and Persian  
Western Arabic Dialects  

Derived From
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language  
Roman Languages  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
34  
16
30  
12

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8  
5
6  
3

How Many Consonants
26  
16
24  
14

Scripts
Perso-Arabic script  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
30 weeks  
10

Greetings

Hello
Salam  
Ħello  

Thank You
mana bebahgsh  
Grazzi  

How Are You?
chone tao?  
Kif int?  

Good Night
jawáin shap  
Il-Lejla it-tajba  

Good Evening
jawáin begáh  
Il-Lejla it-tajba  

Good Afternoon
سلام علیکم  
Wara nofs in-nar it-tajjeb  

Good Morning
jawáin sawáh  
L-għodwa t-tajba  

Please
Mihrabani kan  
Jekk jogħġbok  

Sorry
bebaksh / bebagsh  
Skużani!  

Bye
bye  
Ċaw  

I Love You
Tu mana doost biyeh  
Inħobbok ħafna  

Excuse Me
mana bebahgsh  
Skużi!  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Balochi  
Qormi  

Where They Speak
Pakistan  
Malta  

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00  
99+
520,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Western Balochi  
Żejtun  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan  
Malta  

How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00  
99+
500,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Southern Balochi  
Not Present  

Where They Speak
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates  
-  

How Many People Speak
3,400,000.00  
99+
500,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
2  
2

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
7.60 million  
99+
0.52 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.11 %  
99+
0.02 %  
99+

Native Speakers
7.60 million  
99+
0.52 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
8.50 million  
99+
0.50 million  
99+

Native Name
بلوچی  
Malti  

Alternative Names
Baluchi  
Malti  

French Name
baloutchi  
maltais  

German Name
Belutschisch  
Maltesisch  

Pronunciation
[bəˈloʧi]  
[mɔːltiːz]  

Ethnicity
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui  
Maltese  

History

Origin
19th Century  
c. 1470  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Afro-Asiatic Family  

Subgroup
-  
Semitic  

Branch
-  
North Abric  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Balochi  
Maltese  

Language Position
39  
36
25  
23

Signed Forms
Balochi Sign Language  
Maltese Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
mt  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
bal  
mlt  

ISO 639 2/B
bal  
mlt  

ISO 639 3
bal  
mlt  

ISO 639 6
bal  
mlt  

Glottocode
balo1260  
malt1254  

Linguasphere
58-AAB-a  
12-AAC-c  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Synthetic  

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All Balochi 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 Balochi and Maltese dialects. Various dialects of Balochi and Maltese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Balochi are spoken in different Balochi Speaking Countries whereas Maltese Dialects are spoken in different Maltese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Balochi vs Maltese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Balochi dialects include: Eastern Balochi, Western Balochi. Maltese dialects include: Qormi , Żejtun. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Balochi and Maltese Speaking population

Balochi and Maltese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Balochi and Maltese languages can be compared. The total count of Balochi and Maltese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Balochi language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Maltese language is 0.02 %. 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 Balochi and Maltese on Balochi vs Maltese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Balochi and Maltese Language Codes

Balochi and Maltese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Balochi and Maltese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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