Countries
European Union, Malta
Afganistan
National Language
Malta
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
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
Pakistan
Regulated By
National Council for the Maltese Language
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
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.
- Pashto language is originated in the regions of Paktika and Paktia areas of Afghanistan.
- The first Pashto poem was written in the 7th century.
Similar To
Western Arabic Dialects
Persian and Balochi Languages
Derived From
Roman Languages
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
-
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Hello
Ħello
(salaam) سلام
Thank You
Grazzi
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
How Are You?
Kif int?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
Good Night
Il-Lejla it-tajba
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
Good Evening
Il-Lejla it-tajba
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
Good Afternoon
Wara nofs in-nar it-tajjeb
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
Good Morning
L-għodwa t-tajba
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
Please
Jekk jogħġbok
(lotfan) لطفا
Sorry
Skużani!
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
Bye
Ċaw
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
I Love You
Inħobbok ħafna
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
Excuse Me
Skużi!
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
Dialect 1
Qormi
Central Pashto
Where They Speak
Malta
Afganistan, Pakistan
Dialect 2
Żejtun
Northern Pashto
Where They Speak
Malta
Afganistan, Pakistan
Dialect 3
Not Present
Wanetsi
Where They Speak
-
Afganistan, Pakistan
Native Name
Malti
(paṧto) پښتو
Alternative Names
Malti
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
French Name
maltais
pachto
German Name
Maltesisch
Paschtu
Pronunciation
[mɔːltiːz]
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
Ethnicity
Maltese
Pashtun
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Semitic
Indo-Iranian
Branch
North Abric
Iranian
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Maltese
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Signed Forms
Maltese Sign Language
Pashto Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
malt1254
pash1269
Linguasphere
12-AAC-c
58-ABD-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
Fusional
All Maltese and Pashto 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 Pashto dialects. Various dialects of Maltese and Pashto language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Maltese are spoken in different Maltese Speaking Countries whereas Pashto Dialects are spoken in different Pashto speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Maltese vs Pashto Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Maltese dialects include: Qormi, Żejtun. Pashto dialects include: Central Pashto , Northern Pashto. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Maltese and Pashto Speaking population
Maltese and Pashto speaking population is one of the factors based on which Maltese and Pashto languages can be compared. The total count of Maltese and Pashto Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Maltese language is 0.02 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Pashto 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 Pashto on Maltese vs Pashto where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Maltese and Pashto Language Codes
Maltese and Pashto language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Maltese and Pashto Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.