Countries
European Union, Malta
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan
Total No. Of Countries
24
0
46
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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
Dialect 1
Qormi
Eastern Balochi
Where They Speak
Malta
Pakistan
How Many People Speak
520,000.005,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Żejtun
Western Balochi
Where They Speak
Malta
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
How Many People Speak
500,000.001,800,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Not Present
Southern Balochi
Where They Speak
-
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates
How Many People Speak
500,000.003,400,000.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
23
0
188
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