Maltese and Shona
Countries
European Union, Malta
Zimbabwe
National Language
Malta
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Europe
Africa
Minority Language
Australia, Canada, Italy, United States of America
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
National Council for the Maltese Language
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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.
- Shona language is tonal language.
- The African people in Zimbabwe is made of 10 ethnic groups, each speaking a different languages, shona is spoken by 60 percent of population.
Similar To
Western Arabic Dialects
Kalanga and Nambya Language
Derived From
Roman Languages
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Alphabets in
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Thank You
Grazzi
Waita zvako
How Are You?
Kif int?
Wakadini zvako?
Good Night
Il-Lejla it-tajba
Urare zvakanaka
Good Evening
Il-Lejla it-tajba
Manheru
Good Afternoon
Wara nofs in-nar it-tajjeb
Masikati
Good Morning
L-għodwa t-tajba
Mangwanani
Please
Jekk jogħġbok
Ndinokumbirawo
Sorry
Skużani!
Ndineurombo
I Love You
Inħobbok ħafna
Ndinokuda
Excuse Me
Skużi!
Pamusoro
Where They Speak
Malta
Zimbabwe
Where They Speak
Malta
southern Zimbabwe
Dialect 3
Not Present
Zezuru
Where They Speak
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central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
Native Name
Malti
chiShona
Alternative Names
Malti
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
French Name
maltais
shona
German Name
Maltesisch
Schona-Sprache
Pronunciation
[mɔːltiːz]
[ʃoːna]
Ethnicity
Maltese
Shona people
Origin
c. 1470
20th century
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Semitic
Benue-Congo
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Shona and Middle Shona
Standard Forms
Maltese
Standard Shona
Signed Forms
Maltese Sign Language
Signed Shona
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
malt1254
core1255
Linguasphere
12-AAC-c
99-AUT-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
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All Maltese and Shona 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 Shona dialects. Various dialects of Maltese and Shona language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Maltese are spoken in different Maltese Speaking Countries whereas Shona Dialects are spoken in different Shona speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Maltese vs Shona Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Maltese dialects include: Qormi, Żejtun. Shona dialects include: Hwesa , Karanga. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Maltese and Shona Speaking population
Maltese and Shona speaking population is one of the factors based on which Maltese and Shona languages can be compared. The total count of Maltese and Shona Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Maltese language is 0.02 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Shona language is 0.13 %. 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 Shona on Maltese vs Shona where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Maltese and Shona Language Codes
Maltese and Shona language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Maltese and Shona Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.