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Bhojpuri and Maltese


Maltese and Bhojpuri


Countries

Countries
India, No official status  
European Union, Malta  

Total No. Of Countries
0  
15
2  
13

National Language
India  
Malta  

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

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Europe  

Minority Language
Fiji, Guyana, Jamaica, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago  
Australia, Canada, Italy, United States of America  

Regulated By
-  
National Council for the Maltese Language  

Interesting Facts
  • Bhojpuri was anciently written in Kaithi scripts.
  • In Mughal Era, Kaithi script was used in administrative purposes for writing in Bhojpuri language.
  
  • 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
Maithili and Magahi  
Western Arabic Dialects  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Roman Languages  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
43  
23
30  
12

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
11  
8
6  
3

How Many Consonants
34  
24
24  
14

Scripts
Devanagari  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
30 weeks  
10

Greetings

Hello
प्रणाम (prannam)  
Ħello  

Thank You
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)  
Grazzi  

How Are You?
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)  
Kif int?  

Good Night
राम राम (raam raam)  
Il-Lejla it-tajba  

Good Evening
राम राम (raam raam)  
Il-Lejla it-tajba  

Good Afternoon
राम राम (raam raam)  
Wara nofs in-nar it-tajjeb  

Good Morning
राम राम (raam raam)  
L-għodwa t-tajba  

Please
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)  
Jekk jogħġbok  

Sorry
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)  
Skużani!  

Bye
प्रणाम (prannam)  
Ċaw  

I Love You
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)  
Inħobbok ħafna  

Excuse Me
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)  
Skużi!  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Caribbean Hindustani  
Qormi  

Where They Speak
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago  
Malta  

How Many People Speak
16,000.00  
99+
520,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Fiji Hindi  
Żejtun  

Where They Speak
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States of America  
Malta  

How Many People Speak
380,000.00  
99+
500,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Tharu Bhojpuri  
Not Present  

Where They Speak
India  
-  

How Many People Speak
38,000,000.00  
16
500,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
13  
13
2  
2

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
40.00 million  
31
0.52 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.43 %  
33
0.02 %  
99+

Native Speakers
40.00 million  
24
0.52 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
38.00 million  
23
0.50 million  
99+

Native Name
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)  
Malti  

Alternative Names
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas  
Malti  

French Name
bhojpuri  
maltais  

German Name
Bhojpuri  
Maltesisch  

Pronunciation
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/  
[mɔːltiːz]  

Ethnicity
Bhojpuri speakers  
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
Bhojpuri  
Maltese  

Language Position
37  
34
25  
23

Signed Forms
Bhojpuri Sign Language  
Maltese Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available  
mt  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
bho  
mlt  

ISO 639 2/B
bho  
mlt  

ISO 639 3
bho  
mlt  

ISO 639 6
bho  
mlt  

Glottocode
bhoj1246  
malt1254  

Linguasphere
59-AAF-sa  
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 Bhojpuri 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 Bhojpuri and Maltese dialects. Various dialects of Bhojpuri and Maltese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Bhojpuri are spoken in different Bhojpuri Speaking Countries whereas Maltese Dialects are spoken in different Maltese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Bhojpuri vs Maltese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Bhojpuri dialects include: Caribbean Hindustani, Fiji Hindi. Maltese dialects include: Qormi , Żejtun. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Bhojpuri and Maltese Speaking population

Bhojpuri and Maltese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Bhojpuri and Maltese languages can be compared. The total count of Bhojpuri and Maltese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Bhojpuri language is 0.43 % 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 Bhojpuri and Maltese on Bhojpuri vs Maltese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Bhojpuri and Maltese Language Codes

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

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