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Maltese and Kannada


Kannada and Maltese


Countries

Countries
European Union, Malta  
India, Karnataka, India  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

National Language
Malta  
Karnataka, India  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Goa  

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Asia  

Minority Language
Australia, Canada, Italy, United States of America  
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana  

Regulated By
National Council for the Maltese Language  
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka  

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.
  
  • Kannada is the third oldest language after Sanskrit and Tamil of India
  • Kannada language is only Indian language which got maximum i.e. 8 GyanaPeetha Awards.
  

Similar To
Western Arabic Dialects  
Telugu  

Derived From
Roman Languages  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
30  
12
49  
29

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
14  
11

How Many Consonants
24  
14
35  
25

Scripts
Latin  
Kannada Script  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks  
10
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Ħello  
ಹಲೋ (Halō)  

Thank You
Grazzi  
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)  

How Are You?
Kif int?  
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)  

Good Night
Il-Lejla it-tajba  
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)  

Good Evening
Il-Lejla it-tajba  
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)  

Good Afternoon
Wara nofs in-nar it-tajjeb  
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)  

Good Morning
L-għodwa t-tajba  
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)  

Please
Jekk jogħġbok  
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)  

Sorry
Skużani!  
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)  

Bye
Ċaw  
ಬೈ (Bai)  

I Love You
Inħobbok ħafna  
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)  

Excuse Me
Skużi!  
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Qormi  
Badaga  

Where They Speak
Malta  
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris  

How Many People Speak
520,000.00  
99+
540,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Żejtun  
Urali  

Where They Speak
Malta  
kerala  

How Many People Speak
500,000.00  
99+
6,440.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Not Present  
Kurumba  

Where They Speak
-  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu  

How Many People Speak
500,000.00  
99+
220,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
2  
2
20  
18

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
0.52 million  
99+
49.00 million  
29

Speaking Population
0.02 %  
99+
0.58 %  
28

Native Speakers
0.52 million  
99+
38.00 million  
26

Second Language Speakers
0.50 million  
99+
11.00 million  
39

Native Name
Malti  
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)  

Alternative Names
Malti  
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi  

French Name
maltais  
kannada  

German Name
Maltesisch  
Kannada  

Pronunciation
[mɔːltiːz]  
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]  

Ethnicity
Maltese  
Kannadiga  

History

Origin
c. 1470  
c. 450  

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family  
Dravidian Family  

Subgroup
Semitic  
-  

Branch
North Abric  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Old Kannada, Kannada  

Standard Forms
Maltese  
Modern Kannada  

Language Position
25  
23
31  
29

Signed Forms
Maltese Sign Language  
Indian Signing System (ISS)  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
mt  
kn  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mlt  
kan  

ISO 639 2/B
mlt  
kan  

ISO 639 3
mlt  
kan  

ISO 639 6
mlt  
kan  

Glottocode
malt1254  
nucl1305  

Linguasphere
12-AAC-c  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic  
-  

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

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Maltese and Kannada Speaking population

Maltese and Kannada speaking population is one of the factors based on which Maltese and Kannada languages can be compared. The total count of Maltese and Kannada Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Maltese language is 0.02 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Kannada language is 0.58 %. 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 Kannada on Maltese vs Kannada where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Maltese and Kannada Language Codes

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

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