Maltese and Balochi
Countries
European Union, Malta
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan
National Language
Malta
Iran
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Europe
Asia
Minority Language
Australia, Canada, Italy, United States of America
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates
Regulated By
National Council for the Maltese Language
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee
Interesting Facts
- Maltese language is the only semitic language written in Latin characters.
- Maltese language has borrowed many loan words from English, Italian and French.
- 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.
Similar To
Western Arabic Dialects
Kurdish and Persian
Derived From
Roman Languages
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Latin
Perso-Arabic script
Thank You
Grazzi
mana bebahgsh
How Are You?
Kif int?
chone tao?
Good Night
Il-Lejla it-tajba
jawáin shap
Good Evening
Il-Lejla it-tajba
jawáin begáh
Good Afternoon
Wara nofs in-nar it-tajjeb
سلام علیکم
Good Morning
L-għodwa t-tajba
jawáin sawáh
Please
Jekk jogħġbok
Mihrabani kan
Sorry
Skużani!
bebaksh / bebagsh
I Love You
Inħobbok ħafna
Tu mana doost biyeh
Excuse Me
Skużi!
mana bebahgsh
Dialect 1
Qormi
Eastern Balochi
Where They Speak
Malta
Pakistan
Dialect 2
Żejtun
Western Balochi
Where They Speak
Malta
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
Dialect 3
Not Present
Southern Balochi
Where They Speak
-
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates
Alternative Names
Malti
Baluchi
French Name
maltais
baloutchi
German Name
Maltesisch
Belutschisch
Pronunciation
[mɔːltiːz]
[bəˈloʧi]
Ethnicity
Maltese
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui
Origin
c. 1470
19th Century
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Maltese
Balochi
Signed Forms
Maltese Sign Language
Balochi Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
mt
No data available
Glottocode
malt1254
balo1260
Linguasphere
12-AAC-c
58-AAB-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
-
Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
-
All Maltese and Balochi 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 Maltese and Balochi dialects. Various dialects of Maltese and Balochi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Maltese are spoken in different Maltese Speaking Countries whereas Balochi Dialects are spoken in different Balochi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Maltese vs Balochi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Maltese dialects include: Qormi, Żejtun. Balochi dialects include: Eastern Balochi , Western Balochi. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Maltese and Balochi Speaking population
Maltese and Balochi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Maltese and Balochi languages can be compared. The total count of Maltese and Balochi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Maltese language is 0.02 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Balochi language is 0.11 %. 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 Maltese and Balochi on Maltese vs Balochi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Maltese and Balochi Language Codes
Maltese and Balochi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Maltese and Balochi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.