Home
Languagevs


Tulu and Maltese


Maltese and Tulu


Countries

Countries
India  
European Union, Malta  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
India  
Malta  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Europe  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Australia, Canada, Italy, United States of America  

Regulated By
-  
National Council for the Maltese Language  

Interesting Facts
  • Tulu script is similar to Thigalaya script, which was one of the earliest scripts such as Persian and Latin.
  • Tulu is a protoDravidian i.e original language.
  
  • Maltese language is the only semitic language written in Latin characters.
  • Maltese language has borrowed many loan words from English, Italian and French.
  

Similar To
Kannada Language  
Western Arabic Dialects  

Derived From
-  
Roman Languages  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
51  
30
30  
12

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
16  
13
6  
3

How Many Consonants
35  
25
24  
14

Scripts
Kannada Script  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
30 weeks  
10

Greetings

Hello
Namaskara  
Ħello  

Thank You
Mast Upakara.  
Grazzi  

How Are You?
Yencha Ullar?  
Kif int?  

Good Night
yedde rathre  
Il-Lejla it-tajba  

Good Evening
yedde baiyya  
Il-Lejla it-tajba  

Good Afternoon
yedde madhyana  
Wara nofs in-nar it-tajjeb  

Good Morning
yedde kaande  
L-għodwa t-tajba  

Please
Daya maltadu  
Jekk jogħġbok  

Sorry
Yenna thapu aandu  
Skużani!  

Bye
Barpe  
Ċaw  

I Love You
Yank ninade preeti Malpuye  
Inħobbok ħafna  

Excuse Me
Kshamisi  
Skużi!  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Brahmin tulu  
Qormi  

Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu  
Malta  

How Many People Speak
2,000,000.00  
99+
520,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Jain  
Żejtun  

Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu  
Malta  

How Many People Speak
1,900,000.00  
99+
500,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Girijan  
Not Present  

Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu  
-  

How Many People Speak
2.00  
99+
500,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
2  
2

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
1.70 million  
99+
0.52 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.01 %  
99+
0.02 %  
99+

Native Speakers
1.70 million  
99+
0.52 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
2.00 million  
99+
0.50 million  
99+

Native Name
Tulu  
Malti  

Alternative Names
Tal, Tallu, Thalu, Thulu, Tilu, Tullu, Tuluva Bhasa  
Malti  

French Name
-  
maltais  

German Name
Tulu  
Maltesisch  

Pronunciation
[ˈtulu]  
[mɔːltiːz]  

Ethnicity
Tuluva  
Maltese  

History

Origin
14  
c. 1470  

Language Family
Dravidian Family  
Afro-Asiatic Family  

Subgroup
-  
Semitic  

Branch
-  
North Abric  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Tulu  
Maltese  

Language Position
23  
21
25  
23

Signed Forms
Signed Tulu  
Maltese Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
mt  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tcy  
mlt  

ISO 639 2/B
tul  
mlt  

ISO 639 3
tcy  
mlt  

ISO 639 6
tcy  
mlt  

Glottocode
tulu1258  
malt1254  

Linguasphere
No data available  
12-AAC-c  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Synthetic  

Summary >>
<< Code

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

Compare Easiest Languages to Learn

Tulu and Maltese Speaking population

Tulu and Maltese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Tulu and Maltese languages can be compared. The total count of Tulu and Maltese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Tulu language is 0.01 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Maltese language is 0.02 %. 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 Tulu and Maltese on Tulu vs Maltese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Tulu and Maltese Language Codes

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

Easiest Languages to Learn

Easiest Languages to Learn

» More Easiest Languages to Learn

Compare Easiest Languages to Learn

» More Compare Easiest Languages to Learn